Your candidates are using AI to cheat. Most companies have no idea.
Tools like Cluely, InterviewCoder, and Final Round AI are specifically designed to help candidates cheat in interviews without getting caught. They're invisible to screen share. They're getting more sophisticated every month. And they're being used in your hiring pipeline right now.
What AI cheating looks like today
Forget copying answers from Google. Today's interview cheating is sophisticated, invisible, and increasingly common.
Invisible overlay tools
Tools like Cluely and InterviewCoder create transparent overlays that display AI-generated answers directly on screen. They're designed to be invisible to screen sharing. The interviewer sees nothing, but the candidate sees real-time answers.
Real-time AI coaching
Tools like Final Round AI and Sensei AI listen to interview questions via audio and generate suggested answers in real-time. The candidate appears to be thinking, but they're actually reading AI-generated responses.
Browser-based AI assistance
The simplest form: candidates open ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini in another tab or on a second monitor. During coding challenges, they paste the problem and copy back the solution.
ChatGPT alone has 800 million weekly active usersA single bad hire costs $250,000–$400,000
When candidates use AI to pass interviews, you're not evaluating the person. You're evaluating the AI. A 6-month bad hire creates compounding financial damage that most companies vastly underestimate.
| Annual Hires | Risk Exposure | IG Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 10 hires | $1,875,000 | $750 |
| 50 hires | $9,375,000 | $3,750 |
| 100 hires | $18,750,000 | $7,500 |
Why your current process doesn't catch it
Traditional interview methods weren't designed for a world where AI can answer questions in real-time.
Screen sharing
Overlay tools like Cluely are specifically designed to be invisible to screen share. They exclude themselves from the shared window. You'll never see them.
Behavioral cues
Looking away from the camera or pausing to think isn't evidence of cheating. This approach generates false positives and misses sophisticated cheaters who've learned to hide their tells.
Follow-up questions
Real-time AI tools answer follow-ups just as easily as initial questions. The candidate can appear confident and knowledgeable because the AI is handling the thinking.
Proctoring software
Traditional proctoring focuses on the test-taking environment, not what software is running. Most don't detect interview-specific AI tools or invisible overlays.
Detection that works where others fail
Tools like Cluely market themselves as "undetectable." We detect them anyway.
See what screen share can't
Invisible overlay tools are designed to evade screen sharing. Our detection works differently. We catch what your interviewers will never see.
Real-time detection
Know the moment a candidate opens an AI tool, not days later when you're reviewing recordings. Take action during the interview or review the evidence afterward.
Specific tool identification
Not "suspicious behavior." We tell you exactly which tool was used. Cluely at 2:47 PM. ChatGPT open for 8 minutes. InterviewCoder running in the background.
See it happen, as it happens
The moment a candidate opens an AI tool, you know. Your dashboard updates in real-time during the interview, not hours later when you're reviewing recordings. Act on the information immediately or use it in your post-interview decision.
Same interview. Two very different views.
A final round candidate interview. The candidate is using AI to cheat. Here's what happens.
Video call begins. Candidate is engaged, camera on. Everything looks normal.
Interviewer asks a behavioral question. Candidate pauses to think.
Eyes glance down briefly. Seems like they're collecting their thoughts. Normal behavior.
Perfect STAR format. Specific metrics. Clear resolution. Interviewer is impressed by their communication skills.
Strong performance across all questions. Team moves forward with offer.
New hire can't perform without AI assistance. Misses deadlines. Communication falls apart under pressure. Team covers for them constantly. Termination process begins.
Session begins. Dashboard shows clean environment. No AI tools running.
Interviewer asks a behavioral question. Candidate pauses to think.
Browser tab opened to chat.openai.com. Dashboard alerts in real-time.
Same polished answer, but now you know it was AI-generated, not from experience.
Full session data available. Clear evidence of AI usage throughout.
Team reviews the data. Candidate had ChatGPT open for 47 minutes, accessed during every behavioral question. Move to next candidate.
Why system-level detection is the only approach that works
Interview cheating tools are in an arms race with detection methods. Here's why our approach stays ahead.
Built to catch "undetectable" tools
Cluely and similar tools market themselves as invisible to screen share, and they are. But our detection doesn't rely on screen share. We catch them anyway.
Behavioral analysis is unreliable
AI-based behavioral analysis (eye tracking, pause detection) generates false positives and can be fooled. Our detection is binary: either a tool was running or it wasn't. No guessing.
Continuous detection library updates
New AI tools launch constantly. Our detection library is updated continuously to catch emerging tools before they become widespread. You're protected against threats you haven't heard of yet.
Works with any video platform
Our agent runs alongside your existing interview process on any video meeting platform. We integrate without requiring you to change your workflow.
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