Trick or Treat
What Orange and yellow candy that makes an appearance every October?
Candy Corn
Killer whose name is similar to a famous actors
Michael Myers
Surprise Topic - Name three competitors in AI shown on AI Profile Calibration.
Google AI, MSFT AI Factory, Google DeepMind, Amazon AI, Allen Institute, Apple, Twitter, Nvidia, Tencent, Intel, JD.Com, Uber AI Labs, IBM, Open AI, and Qualcomm AI
Who led the MLB in homeruns in 2022
Aaron Judge
What is AI
Wide ranging branch of computer science concerned with building smart machines capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence.
Name three of the most popular Halloween candies in the United States.
M&M’s, Resse’s Cups, Skittles, Snickers, Candy corn, Hershey Kisses, and Tootsie Pops
Which family is said to be “creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky”?
The Addams Family
Movie about two holidays
Nightmare Before Christmas
Where did bobbing for apples originate?
Ancient Rome
What do Software Engineering Specialist do?
Focus on specialized expertise in one or more domains of ML to advance the state of the art in AI.
Is the pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit
Surprise Topic - What is Meta AI?
Fair and Fundamental Research
90%+ Research where Meta's long term exploratory research takes place.
Who plays Jim Evers, the realtor, in ‘The Haunted Mansion’?
Eddie Murphy
Who is the famous artist that did most of the murals in Facebook original office?
David Choe
Name one of the difference between ML Gen and AI Specialist interview process?
AI Spec focuses on speicalized areas of ML (computer vision, NLP, RL, framework design, etc.) These roles include both research and product tema spread across the company(including AR/VR).
Interviews panel is designed around specific team(s) and will assess this specialized signal rather than generic ML signals.
Specialist candidates are pre-allocated.
Surprise Topic - What are the 4 Pillars of AI Recruiting?
Computer Vision, Language, SysML, & CoreML
Christopher Lee played which Universal Monster?
Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, and The Mummy
What are the names of the three kids in Halloween Town?
Marnie, Sophie and Dylan
What was the first national park in the US?
Yellowstone and it was the first national park in the world
What are some signs of high priority AI Spec candidate?
(Multiple answers)
Higher continued education in CS.
Calling out where they are working and and what they are working on. Calling our special topics.
Consistency at competitor company.
(Reoccuring themes is key)
What does it mean if you happen to see a blue pumpkin while trick-or-treating
That particular house is giving allergy-free treats
What horror movie has the most sequels?
Friday The 13th - 10 Sequels
Anjelica Huston starred in which disney movie in 1990?
The Witches
Although not Halloween, what similar holiday is celebrated a few days after in Mexico?
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
What is google scholar used for?
To help verify a candidate is a Spec candidate
(100+ citations are usually a good sign.)