Ask HN: People are cheating in Job Interviews using my app. Am I in trouble?

7 pointsm0dE3y ago15 comments

Hello HN. I built a chatGPT-based app that can transcribe the interviewer's voice and prompts a response when it's the interviewee's turn to speak. Is this illegal?

15 comments

b200003y ago

you are a hero. if enough people use it hopefully it will end this bullshit coding interviews and those with experience will actually get hired.

m0dEOP3y ago

I feel exactly the same about the interviews.

aynyc3y ago

IANAL, but isn't that considered recording? If so, does two-party consent law come into play?

giaour3y ago

There seem like lots of legal uses for that app. "Customer service rep support" is a non-shady use case and in all honesty is probably far more monetizable than helping people cheat at interviews.

badpun3y ago

I don't think so. Just to be sure, spam the app with legal messages saying that this app should absolutely never ever be used to perform fraud during an actual interview.

gostsamo3y ago

Totally legal, it is the candidate who can be in trouble, but the tool maker cannot be liable unless the tool's purpose cannot be anything but illegal use.

AnimalMuppet3y ago

I'm not sure I see how this could be illegal. It has a perfectly valid use - interviewees who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Maybe I'm naive or don't have a good enough mind for cheating, but I'm not sure I understand how you cheat at an interview with this. Because you can read the interviewer's question? How is that cheating?

gostsamo3y ago

Redirect the question to chat gpt, read the response aloud. I think that this was mentioned initially in the post but might be in error. Chat gpt is not necessary, as far as someone else is giving the answers.

tetek3y ago

haha I see what you did there. Nice way to validate product idea

m0dEOP3y ago

nono I actually have built this and people are using it :)

m0dEOP3y ago

since people are asking the app is : www.chatsuggest.com

gardenhedge3y ago

There must be a better use case for an app like that!

joshxyz3y ago

it isnt. time to make thqt cash register ring lol.

hova75173y ago

Send the link

m0dEOP3y ago

chatsuggest.com

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15 comments

b200003y ago

you are a hero. if enough people use it hopefully it will end this bullshit coding interviews and those with experience will actually get hired.

m0dEOP3y ago

I feel exactly the same about the interviews.

aynyc3y ago

IANAL, but isn't that considered recording? If so, does two-party consent law come into play?

giaour3y ago

There seem like lots of legal uses for that app. "Customer service rep support" is a non-shady use case and in all honesty is probably far more monetizable than helping people cheat at interviews.

badpun3y ago

I don't think so. Just to be sure, spam the app with legal messages saying that this app should absolutely never ever be used to perform fraud during an actual interview.

gostsamo3y ago

Totally legal, it is the candidate who can be in trouble, but the tool maker cannot be liable unless the tool's purpose cannot be anything but illegal use.

AnimalMuppet3y ago

I'm not sure I see how this could be illegal. It has a perfectly valid use - interviewees who are deaf or hard of hearing.

gostsamo3y ago

tetek3y ago

haha I see what you did there. Nice way to validate product idea

m0dEOP3y ago

nono I actually have built this and people are using it :)

m0dEOP3y ago

since people are asking the app is : www.chatsuggest.com

gardenhedge3y ago

There must be a better use case for an app like that!

joshxyz3y ago

it isnt. time to make thqt cash register ring lol.

hova75173y ago

Send the link

m0dEOP3y ago

chatsuggest.com

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse