Founder stories from the world of Data and AI The Growth Playbook: Data & AI S4 | E22 | AI isn't replacing recruiters with Arsham Ghahramani - CEO & Co-Founder @ Ribbon AI - ThinkData Podcast

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6th Aug 2026

S4 | E22 | AI isn't replacing recruiters with Arsham Ghahramani - CEO & Co-Founder @ Ribbon AI

AI is transforming every industry, but few are changing as quickly as recruitment.

This week, I'm joined by Arsham Ghahramani, Co-Founder and CEO of Ribbon, an AI-powered hiring platform helping companies interview every applicant through conversational AI.

Before founding Ribbon, Arsham led machine learning teams at Amazon and completed a PhD focused on AI bias and model stress-testing. Since launching Ribbon, the company has grown to more than 500 customers, raised $8 million in funding, and was recently named Fast Company's #1 AI recruiting platform.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Building AI that recruiters and candidates can trust
  • Why AI should improve—not replace—the hiring process
  • The biggest misconceptions around AI recruitment
  • Why bias remains one of the hardest problems to solve
  • Product-market fit and scaling an AI startup
  • What hiring could look like in five years' time

Whether you're a founder, recruiter, hiring manager, or simply interested in where AI is taking the future of work, this is a conversation you won't want to miss.

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ThinkData Podcast
The Growth Playbook: Data & AI
The Growth Playbook brings you inside the minds of the leaders shaping Data and AI. Each episode, we sit down with some of the most interesting voices in the industry, from startup founders to seasoned execs, to hear their stories, lessons learned, and the real strategies behind growing great businesses.

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Alex Hutchings

I’m the Co-Founder of the Dataworks Group, a specialist talent partner in the world of Data and Artificial Intelligence.

I’ve spent the last 15+ years working at the heart of this space, helping some of the most exciting companies on the planet build world-class Data and AI teams.

Through our roundtables, live events, and right here on the ThinkData Podcast, my goal is simple: to bring you real insights from the fastest-growing talent market in the world.

Whether you’re building, hiring, or just curious about what’s next, you’ll hear straight from the founders and senior leaders shaping the future of work.