Explain projects and handle AI-safety conflicts | Anthropic Interview Question
Explain projects and handle AI-safety conflicts
Overview
This question evaluates leadership, technical ownership, communication, trade-off analysis, ethical reasoning, and judgment on AI safety by asking candidates to describe projects and defend value-driven decisions.
Anthropic
Nov 19, 2025, 12:00 AM
Software Engineer
Onsite
Behavioral & Leadership
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Behavioral / Hiring Manager round
Walk through 1–2 key projects from your resume.
What was the goal and why did it matter?
What was your specific role (scope, ownership, decision-making)?
What tradeoffs did you make (time vs quality, performance vs maintainability, etc.)?
What went wrong and what would you do differently?
Culture / values round (AI safety oriented)
Describe your beliefs about advanced AI (e.g., why you think AGI is plausible or not) and why
safety
is important.
Give a concrete example where you had to
argue for or defend an AI safety or responsible AI position
, using your work or non-work experience.
Describe a conflict with collaborators about a
philosophical/non-technical
issue (values, ethics, risk tolerance, etc.).
How did you navigate disagreement and reach a resolution (or decide to disagree)?