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by rolph 44 days ago
be ready for zingers, like " what benefit do i get if i hire you for thousands of dollars a month, instead of paying a couple hundred for a few AI sessions?"
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If you like to be one of "AI coders .. carrying half-open laptops" I could let you do the same with the lid closed ?

https://www.businessinsider.com/coders-keep-laptops-open-in-... ;)))

Just tell them they will feel better about the money they spent on the ad.
That’s interesting. What was the process that resulted in this open position being created, and why are you hiring for tasks you believe can be automated?
did someone actually ask you that?
no, but i would make plans for an answer somewhat better than " i dont know, thanks for your time."

such as " hiring me will ensure that your AI sessions are few and limited to a couple hundred dollars expense, bare minimum, a human must prompt an AI or it does nothing. as a [professional] i have insight regarding structuring prompts, as well as fast response to code based remediation for incidents involving off the rails output, and abberant alignment adoption."

also: interviews can be more about,how you respond to being knocked off your footing, rather than gathering rote factoids about "you".

What about answering something like "I don't know but if the work can be done for hundreds on AI instead of thousands on me then I refuse to let you waste your money like that"?
if they're already thinking that, then "thanks for your time" is probably the best choice