Tech company puts recruitments on hold after AI overuse by candidates

In a recent interview process, a tech company did not to recruit any employee for a junior developer role, citing over reliance on Artificial Intelligence (AI) toold.

In a LinkedIn post, the company announced applications for the role of Junior Frontend/Backend Devs and QA roles. They received over 12,000 applicants out of which they short-listed out 10,000.

Though the company said the use of GPT to solve problems was not prohibited, the need to explain the code was essential, which many candidates failed to do.