Startup Tells New Hires They Need To Know ChatGPT For a Job

As businesses grapple with how artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT will affect working practices, one Japanese fintech firm is making it compulsory for new recruits to use the technology and even testing them on it. From a report: With concerns growing about its ability to make jobs obsolete and data protection, Tokyo-based LayerX, is bucking the trend, with a recent job ad for new graduates making it mandatory for recruits to be tested on their use of the chatbot made by OpenAI, and another called Notion AI. The startup, which focuses on promoting digitizing business transactions, is confident it's on the right side of a growing divide over the use of the technology. Many Wall Street banks have restricted its use, while schools in places like New York City have banned it. Major Japanese firms have done likewise, with Softbank Group Corp, and banks including Mizuho Financial Group and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group clamping down in recent months. "We recognize that ChatGPT is not perfect," said Takaya Ishiguro, chief human resources officer at LayerX, in an interview. "However, it is also dangerous to be too afraid to utilize new technology." Recruits are asked during their entry assessments to give prompts to ChatGPT. Assessors review whether they initiate the process well, rather than the actual answers. Candidates are also asked to conduct research to identify the limitations of the technology.

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