{
  "dataset": "AI Interview Policy Tracker",
  "description": "Published company policies on candidates using AI during the hiring process (applications, assessments, live interviews). Candidate side only; employer-side AI screening is out of scope. Every row carries a verbatim quote, its source URL, the source date where the source is dated, and the date we last checked it. Companies without a verifiable published position are excluded rather than guessed.",
  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "AI Interview Policy Tracker by UnchartedCareer, https://unchartedcareer.com/blog/companies-that-ban-ai-in-interviews, CC BY 4.0",
  "canonical_article": "https://unchartedcareer.com/blog/companies-that-ban-ai-in-interviews",
  "data_url": "https://unchartedcareer.com/research/ai-interview-policies/ai-interview-policies.json",
  "csv_url": "https://unchartedcareer.com/research/ai-interview-policies/ai-interview-policies.csv",
  "changelog_feed": "https://unchartedcareer.com/research/ai-interview-policies/feed.xml",
  "generated": "2026-07-24",
  "row_count": 20,
  "status_enum": ["bans", "discourages", "allows", "requires", "no_published_policy"],
  "field_notes": {
    "status": "The enforceable stance in the stage named by `stage`.",
    "stage": "The hiring stage the quoted rule applies to.",
    "also": "Nuance for other stages of the same company's process, when the source states it.",
    "source_date": "Publication date of the source. Null when the source page is undated; `last_checked` then carries the verification date."
  },
  "companies": [
    {
      "company": "Anthropic",
      "status": "bans",
      "stage": "live interviews",
      "also": "Encourages AI when applying: create your first draft yourself, then use Claude to refine it. No AI in take-homes unless indicated.",
      "quote": "This is all you–no AI assistance unless we indicate otherwise.",
      "source_url": "https://www.anthropic.com/candidate-ai-guidance",
      "source_publisher": "Anthropic candidate AI guidance (first-party)",
      "source_date": "2025-07-10",
      "source_note": null,
      "first_added": "2026-07-24",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-24"
    },
    {
      "company": "Amazon",
      "status": "bans",
      "stage": "interviews",
      "also": "Internal guidance warns that failure to adhere may result in disqualification from the recruitment process.",
      "quote": "To ensure a fair and transparent recruitment process, please do not use GenAI tools during your interview unless explicitly permitted.",
      "source_url": "https://www.itpro.com/business/careers-and-training/amazon-bans-ai-tools-during-job-interviews",
      "source_publisher": "IT Pro, reproducing Amazon internal recruiter guidance first reported by Business Insider",
      "source_date": "2025-03-14",
      "source_note": null,
      "first_added": "2026-07-24",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-24"
    },
    {
      "company": "Goldman Sachs",
      "status": "bans",
      "stage": "interview process (all campus applicants)",
      "also": "Spokesperson: applies to all campus applicants across all positions. We want to hear from our applicants in their own voice.",
      "quote": "As a reminder, Goldman Sachs prohibits the use of any external sources, including ChatGPT or Google search engine, during the interview process.",
      "source_url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/goldman-sachs-wants-students-stop-210747496.html",
      "source_publisher": "Fortune (syndicated via Yahoo News), quoting a Goldman Sachs campus-recruitment email",
      "source_date": "2025-06-11",
      "source_note": null,
      "first_added": "2026-07-24",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-24"
    },
    {
      "company": "IBM",
      "status": "bans",
      "stage": "live interviews, assessments, technical tests and coding challenges",
      "also": "Allows AI for resume polish, prep and mock practice, with disclosure of significant AI assistance. Violation may result in disqualification.",
      "quote": "To complete assessments, technical tests, or coding challenges; During live interviews or real-time assessments",
      "source_url": "https://www.ibm.com/careers/application-process",
      "source_publisher": "IBM Careers, Application Steps & Tips (first-party); quote joins two consecutive items on IBM's prohibited-uses list",
      "source_date": null,
      "source_note": "Undated page",
      "first_added": "2026-07-24",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-24"
    },
    {
      "company": "Accenture",
      "status": "bans",
      "stage": "assessments and interviews",
      "also": "Prohibited list also covers fabricated experience and voice cloning or deepfakes. Accenture states it uses proctoring tools and AI-detection methods.",
      "quote": "Using AI to complete assessments (coding challenges, language tasks, etc.) unless explicitly stated otherwise",
      "source_url": "https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/explore-careers/area-of-interest/ai-usage-job-search",
      "source_publisher": "Accenture, Hiring powered by responsible AI (first-party)",
      "source_date": null,
      "source_note": "Undated page",
      "first_added": "2026-07-24",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-24"
    },
    {
      "company": "PwC",
      "status": "bans",
      "stage": "assessments (graduate applications)",
      "also": "PwC adds that activity undermining the integrity of recruitment will result in action.",
      "quote": "While AI, including GenAI, can be useful in research, we tell candidates they should not use these tools during any assessment.",
      "source_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/big-four-accountants-ban-grads-130000126.html",
      "source_publisher": "The Telegraph (syndicated via Yahoo Finance)",
      "source_date": "2024-03-02",
      "source_note": null,
      "first_added": "2026-07-24",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-24"
    },
    {
      "company": "Deloitte",
      "status": "bans",
      "stage": "online assessments (UK early careers)",
      "also": "Candidates record an integrity statement and must keep assessment content away from AI tools.",
      "quote": "You'll also be asked to record a short integrity statement confirming your understanding and agreement of Deloitte's Integrity and AI use guidelines.",
      "source_url": "https://www.deloitte.com/uk/en/careers/early-careers/early-careers-assessment.html",
      "source_publisher": "Deloitte UK early careers (first-party)",
      "source_date": null,
      "source_note": "Undated page",
      "first_added": "2026-07-24",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-24"
    },
    {
      "company": "EY",
      "status": "bans",
      "stage": "early-careers assessment",
      "also": null,
      "quote": "No. The assessment is designed to understand your preferences, behaviors and how you might approach different situations.",
      "source_url": "https://www.ey.com/en_us/careers/early-careers-assessment-faqs",
      "source_publisher": "EY US early-careers FAQ (first-party); verbatim answer to: Can I use generative AI tools to complete the assessment?",
      "source_date": null,
      "source_note": "Undated page",
      "first_added": "2026-07-24",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-24"
    },
    {
      "company": "KPMG",
      "status": "bans",
      "stage": "online assessments (UK graduate applications)",
      "also": "Candidates found to have acted dishonestly, including using AI, are withdrawn and further action may be taken.",
      "quote": "By completing our assessments, you are confirming that you are doing so independently and without the assistance of others, or any artificial intelligence or other resources, to provide responses that are not your own.",
      "source_url": "https://www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/graduate/applying-to-kpmg/application-process/",
      "source_publisher": "KPMG UK Careers (first-party)",
      "source_date": null,
      "source_note": "Undated page",
      "first_added": "2026-07-24",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-24"
    },
    {
      "company": "Canonical",
      "status": "discourages",
      "stage": "assessments and interviews",
      "also": "Phrased as an expectation rather than a ban, and says online aids rather than naming AI.",
      "quote": "We ask that throughout your assessments and interviews you use your own words to describe your thoughts and ideas, without use of online aids, so that we can gather the best evidence we require to evaluate your suitability.",
      "source_url": "https://canonical.com/careers/hiring-process",
      "source_publisher": "Canonical hiring-process page (first-party)",
      "source_date": null,
      "source_note": "Undated page",
      "first_added": "2026-07-24",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-24"
    },
    {
      "company": "Shopify",
      "status": "allows",
      "stage": "interviews, including coding interviews",
      "also": "Spoken description of practice by the VP of Engineering, not a formal written policy, made about director-level and above engineering hiring: candidates who do not use a copilot usually get creamed by someone who does.",
      "quote": "You let them use whatever they want.",
      "source_url": "https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/how-ai-is-changing-software-engineering",
      "source_publisher": "The Pragmatic Engineer, quoting Farhan Thawar, VP Engineering at Shopify",
      "source_date": "2025-07-02",
      "source_note": null,
      "first_added": "2026-07-24",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-24"
    },
    {
      "company": "Meta",
      "status": "allows",
      "stage": "AI-enabled coding interviews (new interview type)",
      "also": "Reported from internal Meta communications seen by 404 Media describing a new AI-enabled coding interview type.",
      "quote": "This is more representative of the developer environment that our future employees will work in.",
      "source_url": "https://www.404media.co/meta-is-going-to-let-job-candidates-use-ai-during-coding-tests/",
      "source_publisher": "404 Media, quoting an internal Meta memo",
      "source_date": "2025-07-29",
      "source_note": null,
      "first_added": "2026-07-24",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-24"
    },
    {
      "company": "Salesforce",
      "status": "allows",
      "stage": "interviews",
      "also": "Frames AI fluency as a signal evaluated across roles.",
      "quote": "The interview is your chance to show us how you think with AI, not just that you use it.",
      "source_url": "https://www.salesforce.com/blog/ai-skills-salesforce-candidates/",
      "source_publisher": "Salesforce blog, Ask a Recruiter (first-party)",
      "source_date": "2026-05-12",
      "source_note": null,
      "first_added": "2026-07-24",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-24"
    },
    {
      "company": "GitLab",
      "status": "allows",
      "stage": "applications, take-homes and assessments, with disclosure",
      "also": "Live interviews: engage without reading from AI-produced answers. Take-home AI use must be cited and answered in your own words.",
      "quote": "You may use AI to assist with your resume or cover letter, but the information must accurately represent your qualifications and skills.",
      "source_url": "https://about.gitlab.com/jobs/ai-interview-process/",
      "source_publisher": "GitLab, Using AI in the interview process (first-party)",
      "source_date": null,
      "source_note": "Undated page",
      "first_added": "2026-07-24",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-24"
    },
    {
      "company": "Microsoft",
      "status": "bans",
      "stage": "assessments and interviews",
      "also": "The same page encourages responsible and ethical AI use during preparation, as long as it reflects true capabilities.",
      "quote": "During assessments and interviews, candidates should demonstrate their own skills without outside assistance unless explicitly permitted.",
      "source_url": "https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/hiring-tips.html",
      "source_publisher": "Microsoft Careers hiring tips (first-party)",
      "source_date": null,
      "source_note": "Undated page",
      "first_added": "2026-07-24",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-24"
    },
    {
      "company": "Canva",
      "status": "requires",
      "stage": "technical interviews (Backend, Machine Learning and Frontend engineering)",
      "also": "An AI-Assisted Coding round replaced the computer-science fundamentals screen.",
      "quote": "we now expect Backend, Machine Learning and Frontend engineering candidates to use AI tools like Copilot, Cursor, and Claude during our technical interviews.",
      "source_url": "https://www.canva.dev/blog/engineering/yes-you-can-use-ai-in-our-interviews/",
      "source_publisher": "Canva Engineering Blog (first-party)",
      "source_date": "2025-06-11",
      "source_note": null,
      "first_added": "2026-07-24",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-24"
    },
    {
      "company": "Zapier",
      "status": "requires",
      "stage": "skills tests",
      "also": "Zapier states a bar that new hires must be AI-fluent.",
      "quote": "In our revamped skills tests, we observe candidates working with AI in real time.",
      "source_url": "https://zapier.com/blog/raising-ai-fluency-bar-in-hiring/",
      "source_publisher": "Zapier blog (first-party)",
      "source_date": null,
      "source_note": "Publication date not verifiable on the fetched page",
      "first_added": "2026-07-24",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-24"
    },
    {
      "company": "McKinsey",
      "status": "requires",
      "stage": "final-round case interviews (graduate hiring pilot)",
      "also": "Pilot-scoped, not all candidates: interviewers evaluated how applicants prompted the internal AI, assessed its outputs and applied conclusions to a client scenario.",
      "quote": "In the pilot, some graduate candidates were asked to use McKinsey's AI tool, Lilli, during case interviews.",
      "source_url": "https://www.cfo.com/news/mckinsey-ai-hiring-experiment-college-graduates-puts-pressure-on-up-or-out-career-model-cfo-/809674/",
      "source_publisher": "CFO.com, drawing on Financial Times reporting",
      "source_date": "2026-01-14",
      "source_note": null,
      "first_added": "2026-07-24",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-24"
    },
    {
      "company": "Coinbase",
      "status": "requires",
      "stage": "engineering interviews",
      "also": "Interviews rebuilt to evaluate how candidates direct AI, critique its output and catch its mistakes.",
      "quote": "come prepared to use the tools you'd use at work with us. We're not testing memorization or pattern recall; we're evaluating how you direct AI, how you critique its output, and how you exercise judgment to determine whether and when the model gets something wrong.",
      "source_url": "https://www.coinbase.com/blog/interviewing-engineers-in-the-ai-era-lessons-from-a-year-of-rebuilding",
      "source_publisher": "Coinbase blog (first-party)",
      "source_date": "2026-07-13",
      "source_note": null,
      "first_added": "2026-07-24",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-24"
    },
    {
      "company": "Google",
      "status": "no_published_policy",
      "stage": "interviews",
      "also": "No explicit published ban. The stated response to AI-aided candidates is procedural: adding at least one in-person interview round.",
      "quote": "We'll introduce at least one round of in-person interviews for people just to make sure the fundamentals are there.",
      "source_url": "https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/hr-technology/google-opts-for-in-person-interviews-amid-surge-in-ai-aided-candidates/545926",
      "source_publisher": "Human Resources Director, reporting Sundar Pichai on the Lex Fridman Podcast",
      "source_date": "2025-08-12",
      "source_note": null,
      "first_added": "2026-07-24",
      "last_checked": "2026-07-24"
    }
  ]
}