The number of job applications I’ve seen that are clearly ChatGPT derived, it makes it very difficult to get the right people in for interviews.
And when you do get them in for interviews they generally fail.
Working in the education sector I also worry for the future as a lot of students are using ChatGPT, and it’s ilk, to write their dissertations and essays.
Quick recruitment timesaver hint -book them in for a 15 minute chat on the phone - You should be able to work out if they are sentient or a numpty in that time and proceed accordingly
If they are total wombats you can fuck them off in 5 minutes without feeling awkward
The education angle is interesting - but we have been here before
Knowing your subject and have the facts and figures in your head was important. The internet has reduced the need to retain information, much in the same way as calculators lessened the need to be shit hot at mental arithmetic. Tech levels the playing field in that regard.