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0 pointsqualeed8mo ago0 comments

>"Hiring people who haven’t used it will be a marketable skill too".

Can you explain your thinking on this?

Obviously there will be jobs where AI isn't required, so omission of experience would be fine, but I can't think of any reason why it would be marketable to advertise "I've never worked with AI".

In fact, I don't think I've ever seen a resume that contains anything along the lines of "I haven't used X". You would just omit the lack of experience. Otherwise it risks signaling other negatives (not comfortable with change, etc.).

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muzani8mo ago

It's a moral stance. But AI isn't as bad as say, biological weapons. It's closer to piracy.

So it's like I've never used a gun. Which isn't really a strong point. At the very least, even if you don't plan to use guns, you'd know how guns work and where they don't.

qualeedOP8mo ago

I can understand the stance, I'm just saying that it's not something that I would ever describe as "marketable".

No one is saying "I've never used a gun" or "I've never pirated a movie" on their resume to market their morals. Resumes are to market the skills you have that match the job you're applying for, not for marketing your moral stance.

mattl8mo ago

A while ago I had to hire people who'd never used Flash (and therefore agreed to the EULA of Flash Player) for a project.

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