talent · EU AI Act
Eightfold AI
Ravna tracks 6 AI features shipped by Eightfold AI, 5 on by default. Classifications are independent interpretations of public documentation, dated and sourced.
| AI feature | Risk | Default state | Confidence | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Skills Inference from External Profiles (LinkedIn, GitHub) When instructed by a customer, Eightfold scrapes and ingests candidate profile data from LinkedIn, Stack Overflow, GitHub, and other third-party sources to infer skills and match candidates to open roles — without the candidate having actively applied. The AI constructs a skills profile and match score for individuals who have not consented to Eightfold's processing. | red | Configurable | likely | — |
AI Candidate Match Scoring Eightfold's core engine scores every candidate against every open role using a deep-learning model trained on 1.6 billion career trajectories and 50+ variables. Recruiters and hiring managers see a numerical match score per candidate before any human review. The score directly determines which candidates surface at the top of recruiter queues and is described as predicting compatibility between a specific candidate and the applicable job opportunity. | red | On by default | verified | — |
AI Interviewer — Autonomous Candidate Screening Eightfold AI Interviewer is an autonomous agent that conducts full conversational interviews with job candidates at unlimited scale (1 million+ interviews per hour), evaluates responses for skills, competencies, and role fit, and delivers AI-generated intelligence summaries and scores to recruiters for use in hiring decisions. Eightfold markets it as replacing the initial screening round entirely, compressing time-to-hire from 42 days to under one day. | red | On by default | verified | — |
Internal Talent Matching & Promotion Scoring Eightfold profiles existing employees against internal vacancies, projects, and succession pipelines using the same AI scoring engine applied to external candidates. The system surfaces employees as recommended for new roles, advancement opportunities, and succession plans — directly influencing who gets visibility for promotion. Organisational leaders see AI-ranked employee lists segmented by skills, potential, and readiness for next roles. | red | On by default | verified | — |
Talent Intelligence Platform AI matching across recruiting, retention, mobility | yellow | On by default | verified | — |
Career Navigator AI-driven internal mobility and skills development | yellow | On by default | verified | — |
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