Seoul interview presses on AI use, job seeker admits not using AI
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A job seeker was asked in a Seoul interview how he uses AI in daily life. He abandoned his prepared talking points and admitted that he does not use AI and does not think AI is the future, and expected this would make him fail his sixth interview. Another candidate at the same session said he subscribes to six AI services: Claude, GPT, Higgsfield, Lex, Suno, and Perplexity.
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A job candidate recounts a Seoul interview where, after two rivals list their paid AI subscriptions and AI-built projects, he abandons his prepared answers and admits he does not use AI and sees no point in the question, expecting he has failed his sixth interview. On the subway home he watches more interview advice about companies wanting "quiet servants," then searches for the most popular AI tools, noting his stop is sixteen stations away.
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