# Using AI to prepare for academic interviews – don’t trade authenticity for polish

## TL;DR

Using AI to prepare for academic interviews might make responses too polished and reduce authenticity, which could hurt applicants.

## Contribution

Highlights the potential negative impact of AI in academic interview preparation by emphasizing authenticity.

## Key findings

- AI use in interview prep may lead to overly polished and inauthentic responses.
- Such inauthenticity could harm an applicant's chances rather than help them.

## Abstract

An increasingly popular application of AI is to prepare for job interviews. However, this is one use that may actually harm rather than benefit applicants.