https://tommyeriksen.dk/tags/ai-in-practice/Recent content in AI in practice on tommyeriksen.dkHugoenWed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tommyeriksen.dk/posts/ai-and-job-applications/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tommyeriksen.dk/posts/ai-and-job-applications/<p>So. When the early versions of ChatGPT came out, I was a hiring manager.</p> <p>Within a few months, every cover letter I read sounded the same. Same structure. Same &ldquo;I am thrilled to submit my application&rdquo;. Same three paragraphs of polished nothing. And somewhere in the middle, without fail, someone had <em>spearheaded</em> something.</p> <p><img src="https://tommyeriksen.dk/posts/ai-and-job-applications/generic-cover-letter.png" alt="A generic cover letter template full of placeholders" /> <em>A cover letter, courtesy of a search engine&rsquo;s AI. Spot the person. You can&rsquo;t, because there isn&rsquo;t one.</em></p>