In retrospect, the interview had gone too well. The candidate’s answers were polished, if a little scripted. He seemed more than capable for the grant-writing job, so a New York City nonprofit hired him. Within a month, his boss realized he couldn’t do the project he had interviewed for. He froze on basic decisions and was far less nimble than he’d seemed from behind a screen.
The manager, who asked not to be identified discussing personnel matters — and because, she says, it’s embarrassing to admit you got duped by artificial intelligence — now feels almost certain the candidate had been covertly consulting a chatbot like ChatGPT during the virtual interviews.