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AI Influences Job Candidates' Controversial Workplace Opinions

2/23/2026

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Oceans, a job search outsourcing company, asked candidates to submit videos about their most controversial workplace convictions.
The company received over 300 responses, many of which were strikingly similar.
Matt Wallaert, Oceans’ Chief Experience Officer, noted that the answers appeared to be influenced by artificial intelligence.
He criticized the candidates for not effectively sharing their personal beliefs, describing their responses as the "laziest possible" approach to the task.

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Story summary

Oceans, a job search outsourcing company, asked candidates to submit videos about their most controversial workplace convictions.
The company received over 300 responses, many of which were strikingly similar.
Matt Wallaert, Oceans’ Chief Experience Officer, noted that the answers appeared to be influenced by artificial intelligence.
He criticized the candidates for not effectively sharing their personal beliefs, describing their responses as the "laziest possible" approach to the task.