This Startup Built an AI to Help You Cheat Scot-Free

The use of AI tools by candidates during job interviews is raising concerns among recruiters, who view it as a threat to the fairness and authenticity of the hiring process
“We want to cheat on everything,” - that’s loud and clear on Cluely’s manifesto But according to the team of Cluely especially the founders Chungin “Roy” Lee, the mission is to never let a user think alone again.  Lee was suspended from Columbia University after he and his co-founder Neel Shanmugam built Interview Coder, an AI tool designed to cheat on coding interviews. Lee announced his suspension on X, and subsequently founded this startup. Interview Coder is now a part of San Francisco-based Cluely which allows not just to cheat on coding interviews but on other things like exams, sales calls, even negotiations thanks to a hidden in-browser window that can’t be viewed by the interviewer or test giver. The founders believe that AI is not merely a tool, but a
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Upasana Banerjee
Upasana is a Content Strategist with AIM Research. Prior to her role at AIM, she worked as a journalist and social media editor, and holds a strong interest for global politics and international relations. Reach out to her at: upasana.banerjee@analyticsindiamag.com
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