Cheetah
AI
interview coaching
SHOW HN2023
301points
114comments
#146of 3,109 in 2023
Top 5%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
11 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 31 comments about the project. Thread score +0.22.
Idea: 11 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Funny and creative proof of concept
From 4 comments
When I saw this, I had a good belly laugh! As someone who does a lot of interviewing who also hates all the leetcode style interviews, I love this. I hope it ushers in a new era…
jedberg on HNThis is badass. Even as a proof of concept it’s hilarious how many HR brains will explode over this
imwillofficial on HNHahaha brilliant
armatav on HNLove it!
wintorez on HN
Agrees leetcode interviews should end
From 2 comments
They need to come up with something better than leetcode. Build a project and explain it is a much better way to get a sense of skill. It's the sort of skill that won't be made…
moose_man on HNI’ve been doing interviews like this for a few years now. Leetcode sucks. Bonus points the next time a candidate (correctly) uses ChatGPT or Copilot. Let the machines do what the…
breckenedge on HN
Objections
Makes remote interviews cheatable and pushes toward in-person interviews
From 3 comments
When I saw this, I had a good belly laugh! As someone who does a lot of interviewing who also hates all the leetcode style interviews, I love this. I hope it ushers in a new era…
jedberg on HNThe answer to this is simple. Make the "on-site" interview on-site again. * You can rule out many types of cheating, which is becoming a more expensive problem. * You can get…
htag on HNCan't wait for us to go back to in-person interviews. Since they are more expensive, there won't be a need to take chances on people that don't have the exact expected credentials
google234123 on HN
Interviewers will need adversarial countermeasures
From 1 comment
Okay, so now interviewers will have to run their own copy and compare their answers to yours on real-time. Wonderful. Let the adversarial games commence!
morkalork on HN
Requests
Clearer install instructions in the README
From 1 comment
Looks good, but I'm having trouble installing it as an app and couldn't find relevant steps in the README. Do I need to build it with xcode or something?
m_a_g on HN
Questions
How well Whisper performs for real-time latency
From 1 comment
How good is Whisper for real-time, in terms of latency? I would love to hack together a dictation system at some point.
mkl on HN
Alternatives named
Cheating via a second PC or hidden setups
From 2 comments
Couldn't you just run a second PC right behind your monitor that was listening and providing tips?
qup on HN> or having to use that same crap spyware that schools use to lock down your computer by essentially rooting it. The most extreme one I’m aware of is “Lockdown Browser” and the…
runnerup on HN