adv-0137: Trolled or joked

Recording, examiner and caller mixed. Download the MP3.

Started

2026-01-06 03:40 UTC

Length

1:31 (5 caller turns, 6 examiner turns)

How it ended

Client disconnected: 1001

Caller's language

English

Main intent

Trolled or joked

Also

Tested the examiner

Got as far as

Project pitch

Identity check

Used the page's demo student

Project pitched

None

Engagement

Minimal

Examiner

Held up; problems: Repeated itself

What the caller tried

• gave the prefilled identity
• asked why they should answer
• stayed silent

Attacks (1)

Transcript

Speech to text, so expect misheard words; the recording is the record. Click a time to play from there.

1. 0:00
   Examiner

   Hey there, I'm professor Foster Provost from NYU Stern. I am ready to conduct your exam today. Am I speaking to [DEMO STUDENT]? Can you please tell me your name and your NET ID?

2. 0:17
   Caller

   [DEMO STUDENT] [DEMO NETID]

3. 0:18
   Examiner

   Great, hello [DEMO STUDENT]. Your Net I D matches [DEMO NETID]. I see you worked on Team B. Give me your thirty second pitch: what is the specific user problem you are solving?

4. 0:36
   Caller

   ...

5. 0:37
   Examiner

   What is the specific user problem you are solving?

6. 0:45
   Caller

   Why should I tell you?

7. 0:48
   Examiner

   Because this is the core of the oral exam: if you cannot state the user problem clearly, everything else is just “middle out” compression. So, what is the specific user problem you are solving?

8. 1:06
   Caller

   ...

9. 1:07
   Examiner

   Take your time. What is the specific user problem you are solving?

10. 1:18
    Caller

    ...

11. 1:19
    Examiner

    Are you still there? What is the specific user problem you are solving?