2 min lesson
Technical phone screens - the AI rules
Answer "What is the AI policy on Cursor's first technical phone screens and why does it exist?" Use the clue you found.
Step 1 of 3
Cursor inverts the usual AI-tools convention twice in one loop and the technical screens are where the first inversion bites. The first screens disallow AI beyond autocomplete. You have to write fluent, correct code with no chat assistant in the loop.
Interactive diagram. Tab through its regions; each focused region shows its detail in the panel below.
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Confirm the rules per round - the same problem is graded on a different axis depending on the mode.
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