WeCP introduces Sherlock to combat cheating in remote interviews

In the United States on April 3, 2025, WeCP, an AI HR Tech startup based in Austin, Texas, and Bangalore, India, unveiled a new tool named Sherlock designed to combat AI-assisted cheating during remote job interviews. The company recognized a growing concern among its clients regarding the integrity of remote hiring processes, as candidates could potentially utilize AI tools like ChatGPT to provide scripted responses during interviews. This alarming trend prompted the development of Sherlock, which aims to ensure the authenticity of candidates’ skills and capabilities by monitoring their visual and verbal behavior during interviews. Sherlock operates by integrating with popular video conferencing platforms, including Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet, making it accessible and easy to use for employers and candidates alike. When a candidate opens a Sherlock-protected interview link, the AI tool automatically restricts access to any external AI assistance and monitors subtle cues that may indicate cheating. It assesses factors such as eye movements, answering styles, and background noises to identify suspicious behavior or external coaching that could compromise the interview’s integrity. This approach allows hiring professionals to focus on evaluating candidates based on their genuine abilities and qualifications. A notable incident highlighted Sherlock's effectiveness, where it successfully detected an AI cheating application in use during a coding interview for a major tech company. This cheating tool produced near-perfect programming responses for the candidate in real-time, raising concerns about fairness in the hiring process. By identifying unusual patterns and suspicious activities, Sherlock was able to block the candidate's unfair advantage, thus reinforcing the importance of maintaining ethical standards in remote interviewing. With the emergence of AI technologies, traditional monitoring systems often rely on manual oversight, resulting in frequent false alarms and uncertainty around candidate authenticity. Sherlock distinguishes itself by intelligently identifying real instances of cheating while minimizing false positives, thus providing employers with confidence in their assessments. This new innovative solution showcases WeCP’s commitment to revamping the remote testing and interviewing landscape, focusing on enhancing the security and reliability of talent assessments at a global scale.