AI use when taking a test
When you take a Master test, it is not permitted to use any AI tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini or similar while responding. This is part of the Integrity Commitment included in the beginning of our tests. Using a calculator when answering ACE is permitted and expected.
Before you start a test, an Integrity Commitment screen may ask you to confirm that you will complete the test on your own. In short, it asks you to commit to:
· Answering autonomously: answering all tasks to the best of your ability, without help from others.
· Acting with integrity: not engaging in dishonest behaviour, including using unauthorized materials or online resources (AI tools fall into this category).
· Respecting fairness: understanding that following these commitments is essential to ensure fair and valid results.
· Accepting the consequences: understanding that breaking these commitments can have personal and professional consequences.
If you cannot confirm this commitment, please contact the person who invited you to take the test before continuing.
Why this is also in your interest
The result reflects you. The test is designed to give you and the employer an accurate picture of how you think and what comes naturally to you. If an AI tool answers for you, the result describes the tool, not you, and any decision based on it will be built on the wrong information.
You are more likely to end up in the right role, if you are matched to a job based on your own answers. If based on an AI-assisted result, the day-to-day work may not suit your actual strengths, preferences or personality. That is rarely a good experience.
There is no real benefit to using AI here. Personality questions have no right or wrong answer, so AI cannot help. Ability questions are designed to measure your own reasoning, and using an AI tool often slows you down rather than helps. And if it "helps", you risk being hired for the wrong job.
You stay in control of your data. The moment you paste a test question into an external AI tool, that question and your context leave Master's protected environment.
AI use when interpreting the results
The tests you take, for example CORE, ACE, BRIGHT, MPA, EASI and OPTO, are not AI. They are traditional, scientifically validated psychometrical tests with established scoring methods. No AI is involved in administering, scoring or producing your results. Your scores come entirely from the test itself.
Some of the people who interpret your results may use an AI assistant as a support tool. If they do, the following applies:
· The AI does not communicate with you. It is a tool for the HR practitioner.
· The AI does not score or evaluate you. Scores come from the psychometrical tests, not from the AI.
· The AI does not make decisions. It can help the practitioner understand what scores mean in the context of a role, but a qualified human reviews the results and decides what to do.
· Your name is hidden from the AI. Before any information reaches the AI model, candidate names are replaced with neutral labels (such as Candidate A, B, C). The AI cannot see name-based signals that could carry gender or ethnicity associations, nor e-mails or other person identifiable information. This is built in and cannot be switched off.
· Only your scores are shared with the AI, as whole numbers (STEN scores), never raw or partial data the model could misread.
If you have questions about how AI was used in interpreting your assessment, you can ask the certified user who tested you or contact your local Master country office.
Master's use of AI when developing our solutions
Master uses artificial intelligence (AI) in some parts of our work, but not in the tests themselves. All use of generative AI at Master must follow these principles:
· Human accountability: People remain responsible for decisions. AI provides support, not authority.
· Science-first foundation: AI embedded in our products must align with validated assessment science and best practice.
· Transparency and explainability: AI-supported outputs must be understandable and defensible.
· Responsibility by design: Safety, privacy and ethical considerations are built into our systems from the start.
· Controlled innovation: Experimentation is encouraged within defined governance frameworks.