Ask HN: Would you use AI software to assist you in an interview?

1 acmeian 0 7/5/2025, 8:16:20 PM

How do folks feel about tools like Cluely and Cheating Daddy, whose very purpose is to provide undetectable real-time AI assistance on virtual interviews and meetings? Many people probably view it as cheating.

But would you personally use these tools? Where do you draw the line on this kind of technology? How do you see this affect the way companies hire talent and conduct interviews going forward?

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Ask HN: Would you use AI software to assist you in an interview?

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