There are thousands of YC applications to read & review each YC batch. I’m curious to know if YC uses AI/ML to shortlist applications that might be relevant or not
On a side note I applied to many positions at YC companies through YC's job portal. Wrote cover letters, reached out to people on linkedIn, did my research through Angel to show my genuine interest..did not get a single response. And I have a decent resume in terms of experience. I got better feedback from almost any other place besides YC's portal. Not good
I don't know, but it would seem foolish to rely on AI to screen applications. AI isn't... there.<p>If anything, I'd see them using what is effectively a series of if/then statements or Bayesian[0] or SIEVE filters[1].<p>0. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian_inference" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian_inference</a><p>1. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sieve_(mail_filtering_language)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sieve_(mail_filtering_language)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sieve_(mail_filtering_language...</a>
sam altman once said in an interview that YC has an AI tool that reads applications and produces a score, and that score matches pretty well with their human evaluations. I don't know if they only rely on that score though.