Does CoderPad Detect ChatGPT or AI Tools During Interviews?
2025-10-20
Live interviews already come with pressure, and the rise of AI tools has added a new layer of anxiety for candidates.
A common question is simple.
Does CoderPad detect ChatGPT or other AI tools?
The short answer is no. CoderPad does not have a built in way to detect ChatGPT or see external tools running on your computer.
What matters is what the interviewer can observe during the session.
What CoderPad cannot see
CoderPad does not:
- Monitor other applications on your computer
- Detect AI tools running outside the browser
- Track your clipboard or background activity
- Record your screen without explicit setup
It has no visibility into what is happening off the shared editor.
What interviewers actually observe
In a CoderPad interview, the interviewer sees:
- Your code as you write it
- Your cursor movements inside the editor
- Your communication and explanation
They do not see how you arrived at an idea unless you explain it out loud.
This means there is no automated AI detection system analyzing your behavior behind the scenes.
Where candidates get into trouble
Issues rarely come from tools. They come from mismatched signals.
If someone pastes a full solution instantly and cannot explain it, that raises questions. If someone talks through an approach clearly and writes code incrementally, that feels natural.
Interviewers are evaluating reasoning, not policing software usage.
Why live interviews are different from assessments
Unlike automated tests, CoderPad sessions are conversational.
There is no scoring algorithm looking for suspicious patterns. The feedback is entirely human. That makes communication and clarity far more important than speed.
Using any form of help only works if it supports your understanding rather than replacing it.
Using support without breaking the flow
Some candidates use quiet thinking aids to help structure their approach or sanity check ideas without interrupting the interview or touching the shared editor.
StealthCoder fits naturally into this workflow. It runs outside the browser and helps you reason through problems so you can explain your thinking clearly and confidently in real time.
In live interviews, how you think matters more than how fast you type.