This feels like bingo to me. The optional ”creative questions” will be filled by those who have more free time (ie not currently employed), and those who can us

This feels like bingo to me. The optional ”creative questions” will be filled by those who have more free time (ie not currently employed), and those who can use LLMs. If you want genuinely mission-passionate applicants you’ll need to talk to them, which means spending your time too, not just theirs.