Can you use AI during your job interviews? Meta says yes, whether you believe it or not! The Facebook parent company is currently allowing candidates in its interview sessions to utilise AI tools, with an idea of creating a more realistic environment.
Implemented as a trial phase, which is in its nascent stages, the availability of AI tools is being extended to a limited pool of candidates. To refine the format and questions, Meta is also engaging its own employees in mock interviews. This move aligns with CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for AI to significantly contribute to Meta’s future code development, with a substantial portion eventually being AI-written.
In a statement to 404 Media, a Meta spokesperson said “We are obviously focused on using AI to help engineers with their day-to-day work, so it should be no surprise that we are testing how to provide these tools to applicants during interviews.”
Is allowing AI in interviews a good thing?
The tech industry has engaged in a debate ever since news of Meta extending AI usage to interview candidates got out. While some say that the presence of AI tools makes the interview process more realistic, considering how companies are encouraging their employees to rely on AI tools for basic coding, others look at it with dismay. Some AI firms like Anthropic, which develops the Claude AI tool, strictly ban candidates from using AI tools in their interview process.
Meta wants things to change:
Meta, however, wants things to change. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been open about making his employees rely on AI tools to take care of basic coding, forcing human contributions for more complex and creative processes. What remains to be seen is whether Zuckerberg’s Meta Superintelligence Lab has any effect on the process, considering how Meta attracted top AI talent with good pay packages.
Currently, these AI-supported interviews are in the internal testing phase and it remains to be seen when or if they will be rolled out to all job applicants.
