Man Applies to 200 Jobs with AI's Help, Still Does Own Eyerolling
KEY POINTS
- •Lamar Rogers, laid off in March, applied to nearly 200 jobs using AI tools but submits applications himself.
- •Anthropic’s Claude AI adds hidden watermarks to detect AI-generated text, aiming to prevent undetected resume writing.
- •Recruiters stress candidates must prove AI-crafted achievements and maintain authentic personal branding for trustworthiness.
Since March 2026, 34-year-old Lamar Rogers has used Claude and other AI sidekicks to polish his banking-tech résumé and craft cover letters, applying to nearly 200 jobs without letting the machines hit submit—all because applying by bots is apparently 'disingenuous.' Anthropic’s new AI Claude models sneak in invisible watermarks to flag bot-written text, shattering the dreams of résumé spam artists. Recruiters like Stephen Telford, ex-AWS headhunter, warn that puffed-up AI claims like 'improved sales by 30%' without receipts scream 'AI confidence,' not real chops. Despite AI’s 'car structure,' Rogers insists he must 'drive the engine' himself, proving even with robot help, we’re all terrible drivers of our own lives.
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(1 of 3)Lamar applies to 200 jobs with AI help but insists on pushing the final button himself, because apparently 'robot laziness' isn’t a selling point.
AI can draft your résumé, but you still need human shame to hit submit personally.
When AI autosubmits your job apps, recruiters add you to the 'please don’t call' list faster than you can say 'disingenuous.'
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/24/2026 | Author: Ana Altchek,Tim Paradis
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