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Young Aussie sparks debate on AI use at job interviews
A 30-year-old Aussie woman has revealed she was rejected from a job opportunity because the employers suspected she was using Chat GPT during the interview phase of recruitment.
Alexandra Frisby-Smith revealed to that she works as a creative, systems and workflow consultant. The role that she recently applied for would be on an ongoing part-time basis and pay an extra $20,000 a year.
The process, consisted of an interview, a questionnaire and a trial task.
Ms Frisby-Smith thought that using the AI tool for the task which she was given 30 minutes for was a smart idea.
'The most efficient way was to brainstorm everything and then put it into ChatGPT, and that can make it cohesive and easy to digest,' she told
However, following the interview she was told by the potential employer that she hadn't got the job due to her use of the AI tool.
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'I got a rejection email yesterday from the interview process I had and one of the main reasons was my heavy use of ChatGPT' Ms Frisby-Smith revealed in a TikTok video. Ms Frisby-Smith defended her use of AI in the interview, claiming that it was a useful and efficient tool. Credit: TikTok
'Oh my gosh, when are we gonna stop shaming people who use ChatGPT? Because absolutely if you use it intelligently it's the most efficient way of working ever.'
Ms Frisby-smith said that in the industries she works in there should be no deterrent to use AI as part of her job.
'I'm proud to say that I use it because I use it to its edges . . . as someone in operations and systems management and virtual assistance why is using ChatGPT a turn off? It's so intelligent' Ms Frisby-Smith continued.
The TikTok video was flooded with comments, most of which disagreed with Ms Frisby-Smith's arguments.
'Using it when you are applying to a job is not 'using it intelligently'' one person wrote.
'Nah I think being able to write correspondence yourself is an important communication skill' another said.
'If they can tell you are using ChatGPT you are not using it right.' one person claimed.
