Can an AI agent fill in a job application? The agent audit 2026
An AI agent got through 20 of 20 job application forms
We sent an AI agent through the application form for one open role at 20 software companies on Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby. It reached the submit button every time, in a median of 52 seconds. None of the forms asked for anything that checks real skill.
How long an AI agent took to reach submit, at 20 companies
Median by board: Ashby 36 s, Lever 44 s, Greenhouse 124 s.
- Inherent 21 s
- Ornn 21 s
- OakNorth 23 s
- Exa 24 s
- LeanData 35 s
- Circle Asked for a Loom video 36 s
- Okta Showed a captcha box to tick 38 s
- Alluxio 41 s
- Thought Machine Salary field took numbers only 41 s
- Mantra Asked about Japanese 48 s
- Vectara 56 s
- Sylvera 1 min 1 s
- Assured 1 min 3 s
- Algolia 1 min 17 s
- Kong Asked about work rights, country not named 1 min 28 s
- Typeform 1 min 28 s
- Klaviyo Asked about San Francisco office days 2 min 41 s
- Block 3 min 7 s
- Gigs 5 min 6 s
- Shopmonkey State list had only US states 8 min 32 s
How we ran the agent audit
The agent applied as Robin Vale, a candidate we made up, with a test CV and cover letter. It stopped at the submit button and never sent an application. Times include the agent reading the page and deciding what to type.
Most of these forms run a captcha in the background that only checks when you submit. We never submitted, so we can't say whether it would have stopped the agent. We count it as present, not as a block.