Candidate walks out of no-AI coding interview after 15 minutes, uses AI anyway
tawnniee · x · 2026-09-03
A job seeker described walking out of a coding interview that banned AI: 15 minutes into writing code by hand, she said aloud she wanted to use AI—and even the interviewer admitted everyone uses it on the job. She broke the rule, generated the solution with AI, explained why it worked, and politely ended the interview, highlighting how hiring processes lag behind real-world AI-assisted workflows.
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