I used AI to cheat on my technical interview and now they want me to come in for another onsite interview because I "did too well". What do I do?

I've been looking for a job for over a year now. 300+ applications, same answer "we decided to go with another candidate." I'm exhausted.

Last week I had a technical interview for a role I desperately wanted. Great company, amazing benefits. One day, I was scrolling on twitter and saw people talking about these new AI interview assistants. I gave it a shot, what else could go wrong? I paid nothing for it, it was free so I have nothing to lose.

Well, the interview went perfectly. TOO perfectly. I answered every question flawlessly, solved the coding challenges faster than I ever could on my own (and that was the mistake). The interviewer seemed impressed, even said "wow, you really know your stuff!"

Yesterday, I got a phone call. They want to move forward but... they want me to come in for another interview because "i was too good" and they want to make sure that I'm not using AI even though I was sharing my screen the whole time.

I'm panicking rn. Do I:

- Give up on the job entirely

- Go there to try and hope I can somehow match my "performance"?

- Ghost them entirely?

Before anyone start blaming me for using AI, everyone now uses it, even recruiters, and even without using this tool, I usually perform well but still get rejected.

Posted Jun 3, 2025, 7:50 AM UTC

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