For sure - I don't care about the code, I care about watching the applicant work, so I can decide whether I would want to work with them - that being the whole

For sure - I don't care about the code, I care about watching the applicant work, so I can decide whether I would want to work with them - that being the whole purpose of a job interview. If the "work" consists of delegating everything to a robot, I learn nothing and the interview is a waste of time.