Anthropic does not want to be buried under AI-slush, atleast not by their job applicants. No doubt AI-bots are applying to these jobs en-masse and making the problem worse. There is such sweet irony in this. Not sure how they can prevent it unless there is a proctored writing test where the candidate has to write while being observed very closely - there are so many ways they could be getting help.
“While we encourage people to use AI systems during their role to help them work faster and more effectively, please do not use AI assistants during the application process,” the applications say. “We want to understand your personal interest in Anthropic without mediation through an AI system, and we also want to evaluate your non-AI-assisted communication skills. Please indicate 'Yes' if you have read and agree.”
They are asking for the impossible in a sense. How is the hapless job applicant to be sure that their competition is not using AI and humanizing the output - by using a specialized bot. They would find themselves disadvantaged if they did not get the help others are almost certainly getting. The market is not pretty for job-seekers these days. It would be different if the company recruiters actually called and talked to people, better yet met them for coffee - that was not unusual in the past. That is reliable way to ensure the candidate is presenting themselves as they are unassisted by AI. The job seeking process has been commoditized and automated to the point that no human intervention is needed, that is what needs to change.
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