X0PA AI
X0PA AI is a Singapore-based B2B AI recruitment platform (applicant tracking system) that sources, screens, scores, and ranks candidates using proprietary predictive-scoring models (BRIQ Score and Suitability Score) plus the X0PA ROOM video-interview/assessment product, marketed around bias-reduced, "responsible and explainable" AI hiring.
HireAIScore rates X0PA AI 48 out of 100 (grade F, Substantial gaps) under rubric v1.0, last reviewed July 17, 2026. X0PA AI ranks 20 of 49 vendors rated in Assessment AI, against a category average of 48. That score is drawn from 18 evidence items across 7 rubric criteria for X0PA AI — 12 with a cited source, 6 recording that nothing was located.
§ 01 - Company facts
- Founded
- 2017
- Headquarters
- Singapore · SG
- Pricing tier
- High
- Market side
- Employer-side (AEDT)
- Categories
- AssessmentSourcingScreening
- Website
- x0pa.com
These are company details, not findings. They are editable by a verified representative and carry no weight in the score, which is built only from the cited evidence below.
§ 02 - Score breakdown
§ Score breakdown
Category scoring
Weighted contribution shown to the right of each bar.
- 01
Article 11 Technical Documentation
Weight 20%50
+10.0 · category avg 53
- 02
Bias Audit Transparency
Weight 18%44
+7.9 · category avg 47
- 03
FRIA Support
Weight 15%38
+5.7 · category avg 32
- 04
Data Governance Disclosure
Weight 15%56
+8.4 · category avg 55
- 05
Human Oversight Design
Weight 12%57
+6.8 · category avg 55
- 06
Post-Market Monitoring
Weight 12%40
+4.8 · category avg 39
- 07
Customer Documentation
Weight 8%60
+4.8 · category avg 59
Category avg is the mean raw score on that criterion across the 49 Assessment AI vendors in scope of this rubric, this one included.
§ 03 - Strongest · weakest
Strongest category
Customer Documentation
Raw score 60 · contributes 4.8 to total.
60 against a 59 category average
Weakest category
FRIA Support
Raw score 38 · contributes 5.7 to total.
38 against a 32 category average
§ 04 - Cited evidence
Download diligence record→§ Evidence
Cited per category
Every score is backed by at least one cited piece of evidence.
Evidence ledger
- Items
- 18
- Documentation
- 7
- Public statement
- 5
- Absence
- 6
- With a source URL
- 12 of 18
- Source hostnames
- 3
- Fewest items
- 1
- Data Governance Disclosure
These figures measure how thoroughly X0PA AI was reviewed, not how X0PA AI performed — an absence row, recording that nothing was located, is counted like any other item.
Article 11 Technical Documentation
3 items50
- DocumentationCaptured Jul 17, 2026
Compliance page cites the AI Verify framework for 'ethical and explainable AI governance' and 'explainability dashboards,' with DPIA and AI-risk documentation available on request rather than published.
- Public statementCaptured Jul 17, 2026
Nov 7 2025 press release describes a 'comprehensive model governance registry that documents every AI decision for complete audit transparency.'
- AbsenceCaptured Jul 17, 2026
No public model/system cards, ISO 42001 certification, or downloadable technical documentation pack found on x0pa.com or via search.
Bias Audit Transparency
3 items44
- DocumentationCaptured Jul 17, 2026
AI Verify Foundation case study confirms X0PA alpha-tested AI Verify in 2022 and uses it for fairness checks on its gradient-boosting model, but publishes no detailed results report.
https://aiverifyfoundation.sg/ai-verify-users/x0pas-journey-with-ai-verify/
- Public statementCaptured Jul 17, 2026
Compliance page claims 'regular external bias audits' and NYC Local Law 144 support plus 'independent bias audit support available,' none of which are downloadable or attributed to a named auditor/date.
- AbsenceCaptured Jul 17, 2026
Web searches surfaced no independent NYC LL 144-style bias audit or third-party audit report (BABL/Holistic AI/Warden/DCI/ORCAA) attributable to X0PA.
FRIA Support
3 items38
- DocumentationCaptured Jul 17, 2026
Compliance page asserts 'EU AI Act readiness for High-Risk AI Systems' and that DPIA/AI-risk documentation is available, but offers no Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment template.
- Public statementCaptured Jul 17, 2026
Press release states the platform is 'architecturally designed to meet forthcoming EU AI Act requirements for high-risk applications.'
- AbsenceCaptured Jul 17, 2026
No EU AI Act Article 27 FRIA template or explicit deployer-facing fundamental-rights-impact guidance found on X0PA's site or via search.
Data Governance Disclosure
1 item56
- AbsenceCaptured Jul 17, 2026
No ISO 42001 certification and no detailed, published training-data documentation or exclusion list beyond high-level statements.
Human Oversight Design
2 items57
- Public statementCaptured Jul 17, 2026
Press release states the platform 'intentionally stops' before final selection, producing ranked, fully auditable shortlists while humans conduct final evaluations and extend offers.
- DocumentationCaptured Jul 17, 2026
Compliance page describes 'human-in-the-loop controls and explainability dashboards' and comprehensive automated audit logs capturing decision-making processes.
Post-Market Monitoring
3 items40
- Public statementCaptured Jul 17, 2026
Press release claims 'real-time bias monitoring' and 'continuous fairness monitoring' during video assessments.
- DocumentationCaptured Jul 17, 2026
Compliance page cites real-time fairness assessments, automated adverse-impact analysis, SOC 2 Type 2 annual revalidation, and vendor security-questionnaire support.
- AbsenceCaptured Jul 17, 2026
No public status/uptime page, model-update changelog, monitoring dashboard, or published vulnerability-disclosure/security.txt found; security engagement is via contact form only.
Customer Documentation
3 items60
- DocumentationCaptured Jul 17, 2026
Detailed public compliance/governance page addressing NYC Local Law 144, EU AI Act, GDPR, India DPDP, SOC 2, ISO 27001 and candidate data rights.
- DocumentationCaptured Jul 17, 2026
Full public product pages describe the ATS, scoring, Inclusive Hiring and assessment features.
- AbsenceCaptured Jul 17, 2026
No publicly posted DPA or downloadable deployer NYC/EU compliance pack; a 'detailed compliance overview' and DPIA docs are gated behind a contact/request form.
§ 05 - Editorial notes
Company overview
X0PA AI, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Singapore (founder/CEO Nina Alag Suri, with offices in India, the UK, the UAE and the USA), is a B2B AI recruitment platform that automates sourcing, screening, assessment and scheduling across an applicant-tracking workflow. Its differentiator is predictive candidate scoring - proprietary BRIQ Score and Suitability Score models that rank candidates on skills, experience and 'future potential'- alongside the X0PA ROOM video-interview/assessment product, an AI-for-Academia admissions tool, and an 'Inclusive Hiring' mode featuring CV masking. The company markets itself heavily on 'responsible and explainable AI' and on eliminating hiring bias.
Regulatory exposure
X0PA's automated scoring and ranking of candidates makes it an Automated Employment Decision Tool under NYC Local Law 144 and a likely high-risk system under the EU AI Act. The company markets NYC LL 144 'support' and EU AI Act 'readiness,' and is endorsed under Singapore's IMDA AI Verify framework - but AI Verify is a self-run governance/testing toolkit, not an independent third-party bias audit, and no NYC-style bias audit, model card, or AI Verify results report is publicly downloadable. Its strongest verifiable assets are data-governance certifications (SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001-aligned, IMDA Data Protection Trustmark) and an explicit statement that sensitive attributes such as gender and ethnicity are excluded from its models.
Path to a higher score
Publish an independent, dated bias audit (e.g., BABL AI, Holistic AI, or Warden AI) as a downloadable summary plus a matching NYC LL 144 audit at a public URL; release public model cards / an AI Verify testing summary and a standalone explainability statement; provide a FRIA template or explicit EU AI Act Article 27 deployer-obligation guidance; pursue ISO 42001; and stand up a public status/monitoring page and a security-disclosure channel. Most of X0PA's governance claims are currently asserted on marketing pages or gated behind 'available on request' rather than published and verifiable.
§ Regulatory frame
What applies to assessment ai.
Assessment is the most-regulated surface in AI hiring. NYC LL 144, EEOC and OFCCP frameworks, Illinois HB 3773, and EU AI Act Annex III §4 all apply, with overlap on bias-audit obligations.
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- 19Jobma49F
- 20X0PA AIThis profile48F
- 21Sova Assessment48F
- 22VidCruiter48F
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