Shopify CEO Says Staff Must Justify Why AI Can’t Complete Tasks Before Hiring New Employees

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Shopify will not approve new hires unless managers prove AI cannot do the job, according to The Wall Street Journal. CEO Tobi Lütke said in a memo that all employees must integrate AI into their workflows and justify why AI can't perform a task before requesting additional staff or resources. Lütke said employees will be evaluated on AI usage in performance reviews. The company has about 8,100 remote employees and is shifting focus toward larger clients while pushing AI adoption to sustain growth.

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00:02Shopify will not approve new hires unless managers prove AI cannot do the job,

00:06according to the Wall Street Journal.

00:08CEO Toby Lucky said in a memo that all employees must integrate AI into their workflows

00:13and justify why AI can't perform a task before requesting additional staff or resources.

00:18Lucky said employees will be evaluated on AI usage and performance reviews.

00:22The company has about 8,100 remote employees

00:24and is shifting focus towards larger clients while pushing AI adoption to sustain growth.

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