Prashanthi Padmanabhan

Prashanthi Padmanabhan, VP of Engineering at LinkedIn, specializes in building AI agents for recruiting. She discusses why narrow, purpose-built agents outperform general ones in enterprise settings. Prashanthi explains how to reverse engineer recruiter workflows to define agents' roles and highlights the importance of human-in-the-loop design in enhancing efficiency. She also shares insights on using large language models to uncover talent and the necessity of trust through transparency. Metrics indicate significant improvements post-assistant implementation, marking a shift in AI's role within recruiting.