Honestly, I rambled a bit. I talked about the advantages of being a technical generalist, my philosophy on AI as a tool rather than a crutch, and wanting to work with motivated people building something real. In hindsight the answer wasn't tight enough, but the conversation had been flowing naturally up to that point and both interviewers seemed engaged throughout. One told me she was drawn in by the way I communicated. Then I got a form rejection a week later. Baffling.