[I will not promote] As a founder, I’m starting to think not knowing how to use AI is a bigger red flag than using it in interviews

We’re already in a stage where AI tools are part of everyday workflows in most technical roles. Because of that, I’ve started rethinking how candidates are evaluated during interviews. It feels less relevant now to focus only on memorized knowledge or purely manual problem solving, because that doesn’t reflect how work actually gets done anymore. What feels more important is how someone thinks through problems, how they use available tools, how they verify what they produce, and how they maintain clarity un