These are not incredibly hard traits to identify upon talking with people. The problem is when you willingly dance with the devil because of how much value he delivers.
Obviously there are cultural differences, where an article that was trending on HackerNews was how Russians don’t smile as much.
It tries to avoid making biased or personal assessments about people in order to be inclusive. Obviously major red flags or cheating will be noted, but you don’t want to assume someone is an a*hole just because they are matter-of-fact ( IMO, there’s a thin line between the two ) and you have different communication styles
It seems the solution is to have a real world pair programming or collaboration where there is areas to disagree, debate, compromise on. Algorithmic Interviews that have a clear right/wrong answer leaves little room for personal opinion
In plenty of interviews I've had the "this person seems difficult to work with" vibe. In the few situations where I've hired that person, the reality has been much worse than I expected.