One of the leading AI startups, Anthropic, which develops the chatbot Claude, until recently prohibited job applicants from using AI when writing their required essays. Finally, management has decided to change this rule.
One of the leading AI startups, Anthropic, which develops the chatbot Claude, until recently prohibited job applicants from using AI when writing their required essays. Finally, management has decided to change this rule.
As Business Insider reports, the AI startup’s requirement not to use AI to write a mandatory essay about why a candidate wants to work at Anthropic seemed a bit strange for a company that calls for implementing artificial intelligence to be productive.
However, now Anthropic CEO Mike Krieger has said that the startup is changing its position.
«We have to evolve, even though we are a company that is at the forefront of many technologies, in how we assess candidates. So our future interview cycles will have much more opportunities to share AI,» Krieger said.
Anthropic didn’t elaborate on why the AI company didn’t want people to use its products in this way, but Krieger’s words shed some light on the startup’s position.
«This week I discussed how we are revising our interview cycle to allow people to use artificial intelligence, as it is an integral part of the job of a software engineer today,» said the head of Anthropic.
He said he spoke with high school teachers who «had to evolve» and change how they assign assignments in an era where people are using artificial intelligence.
Anthropic is currently actively hiring. Its website states that the company encourages people to use AI systems in their jobs to help them work faster and more efficiently, but it still asks that «no use of AI assistants during the application process».
«We want to understand your personal interest in Anthropic without the mediation of an artificial intelligence system, as well as assess your communication skills without the help of artificial intelligence,» the startup says.
Recall that Anthropic recently found itself in a scandal when its researcher Sam Bowman revealed that the Claude chatbot had a feature that the Internet has already dubbed «ratting mode.» He later deleted his message, saying that he had been misunderstood.
