What’s wrong with the usage of tools? Before LLMs I was searching for “behavioral interview questions” all over the net. I was searching github for previous home take assignments, I was asking ex employees about how company is like, and what kind of questions they ask in the interview. It took time. Nowadays if I can save some time using LLMs, again, what’s wrong with that?
People don’t work in isolation. We use tools to enhance our productivity. If you ask me to write code in Notepad, I won’t be as effective as I could be if i were using Jetbrains IDEs. If I need to do some calculations, I’ll rely on a calculator rather than doing maths in my head. I’ll use grammarly (well, not anymore) to polish my non-native english writing… LLMs are just tools man.
If any, you want to hire people who are good with tools, rather than “geniuses”
Seem like you are confused about what an interview is.
Interview is there to judge if you have the requisite knowledge of programming based on your position and experience.
If interviewer wants to test your usage of tools, it will be structured accordingly.