AI-generated business letter ‘worst ever’; To look

A cover letter apparently created by generative AI went viral after being featured by Jane Lu, CEO of fashion retailer Showpo, on her TikTok profile last Wednesday (23). This is according to the business woman “Worst job application ever”.

Judge in the video Shark Tank Australia He showed some excerpts from the document he received by e-mail about the assistant position in the business course. He pointed out a number of flaws in the text: Classified as something that looks like the result of a “ChatGPT copy and paste”.

@thelazyceo This might be the worst email I have ever received… also one of the funniest ????? #email #chatgpt #fashion ? original audio – Jane Lu

Among the flaws Lu identified, one of the most notable was the part related to previous experiences, where the person forgot to remove the artificial intelligence’s guidance on what to write here. The section talking about relevant skills and participation in courses and other initiatives was also left blank.

The businesswoman was also shocked that the candidate did not delete the prompt that might have been used to ask the AI ​​to create the job cover letter. According to the manager, errors indicate a complete lack of care, including reviewing such an important document before sending it.

Businesswoman gives advice to AI users

As expected, the application did not proceed as the contractor eliminated the individual who used an AI-generated cover letter without making any edits to the document. Before ending the video, Lu offered some advice to anyone considering running for this position.

“I love ChatGPT, but you have to use it a little bit,” the Showpo founder said, pointing to his head. Suggesting that technology should be used with caution in some cases.

As highlighted by New York Post48% of Australians are aware of artificial intelligence tools, but the population most likely to use the technology in the country is young people. Those who use ChatGPT and other smart bots the most are Generation Z (40%) and Generation Y (37%).