Bad data problem doesn't go away because there's a human doing the matchmaking manually. If anything, it's adversarial against job seekers if the process isn't done algorithmicly.
Most recruiters are terrible, and they're kinda set up to fail because the data isn't there in exactly the same way. The difference is that good human recruiters can make some meaningful warm intros, let 2 engineers get in a room together to see if there's chemistry, and get the hell out of the way.
Science Fiction writers going back to Asimov have already imagined such dystopias as when machines imprison or enslave humans because humans cannot be trusted to know what is “best” for their own lives. And of course that is how despots like Putin justify themselves.
Maybe I am biased or suboptimal in my hiring, but I own my business and I will live or die by my OWN decisions, thank you. Does any CEO feel different?