[Swizec]

> give the interviewers their desired robotic answers

As someone who has interviewed a lot of people – robotic answers are specifically not what I (we?) look for. The difference between hands-on experience and book knowledge is exactly what we're trying to tease out.

It's very obvious when someone is reciting answers from a book or google or youtube or whatever vs. when they have actually done the thing before.

For the record: ChatGPT is very good and the answers it gives are exactly the kind of answers that people with book knowledge would give. High level, directionally correct, soft on specifics.

I mostly interview seniors, you obviously wouldn't expect experience from an entry-level candidate. Those interviews are different.