A Bank Just Made "Can You Use AI?" a Job Requirement
Artificialintelligence.ai Staff
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September 9, 2026
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Today: a bank quietly changed what it asks young people in job interviews. And one habit you can steal from it before your coffee gets cold.
What happened
UBS is a big Swiss bank. More than 100,000 people work there. It normally asks young applicants about their grades.
This week it asked for something new. If you want a job there in 2027, you have to show that you can use AI to do real work.
Three things to notice:
It is not a test. It is a question in the interview. They want one real example. What did you give the AI, and what came back?
Your degree still counts. This is added on top. Nothing is taken away.
You do not have to be an expert. Everyone who gets in is trained inside the bank. You only have to have tried.
Three swaps you can steal
1. The complaint email ❌ "How do I write a complaint email?" ✅ Paste the receipt and their reply, then write: "Write my complaint. Polite but firm. Under 150 words."
2. The rental contract ❌ "Is this a good rental contract?" ✅ Photograph every page, then write: "I am the tenant. Tell me what is odd, unfair or costly, in simple words."
3. Dinner ❌ "Give me dinner ideas." ✅ Take a photo inside your fridge, then write: "Three dinners. 25 minutes. I hate cilantro."
See the pattern? Every good one hands over something real.
Do this before your coffee gets cold
Find the most boring paper in your home. A power bill. An insurance letter. A note from school. The long thing you have not opened since March.
Take a photo of it. Give it to the AI. Then copy this:
💬 "Explain this to me in simple words. Then tell me the three things that matter, and anything I should worry about."
Then check the worrying parts yourself. AI sounds sure of itself even when it is wrong.
That is it. You now have a real example. That is exactly what the bank is asking for.
One word, explained: context
Context is everything you have given the AI. Your document. Your photo. Your situation. The messages above.
Little context, and it guesses. Lots of context, and it reads.
Almost every "AI is useless" moment is really a missing context moment.
One line to remember
Do not ask it to imagine your problem. Show it your problem.
P.S. Hit reply and tell us the most boring paper in your life. We will solve the best one in the next issue, with no names.
Do not take our word for it. Read the story yourself: The Next Web · TechRadar · AI Weekly Originally reported by the Financial Times.
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