Anthropic is reversing its ban on using AI for job applications, an executive says

Anthropic is reversing its ban on using AI for job applications, an executive says

About a week ago, I told you about an odd policy at one of the top AI companies. When you apply for a job at Anthropic, the startup won’t let you use AI to write a required “Why Anthropic?” essay.

That seemed a bit rich, coming from a company that’s been warning us to adopt AI or face irrelevance.

On Friday, an Anthropic executive said the startup is reversing this stance.

“We’re having to evolve, even as the company at the forefront of a lot of this technology,…

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