# An Async Coding Challenge With 'AI Use Discouraged' — and a Candidate Who Doesn't Code

**[TRUE STORY]** — by Candidate · tech · via X

A recruiter called to say the next step was an async coding challenge with 'AI use discouraged.' The candidate stopped her: 'I don't code anymore. Is that a problem?' The recruiter's body language changed entirely — visibly excited — while out loud she held the line, a freeze-frame of the interview process disagreeing with itself.

*Source: [@pee_zombie · X · 803 likes, 5 reposts, 6 replies](https://x.com/pee_zombie/status/2089904602644644270)*
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