Shopify Implements AI-First Hiring Policy to Streamline Workforce

Tobias Lütke, CEO of Shopify, confirmed that the company will start using artificial intelligence rather than hiring staff to perform certain tasks.

‘Cooked’: CEO’s wild new AI hiring rule

The CEO of a major e-commerce platform has made big waves after telling employees they can only hire new staff if the role can’t be completed by artificial intelligence.

Shopify CEO Shows Imitative AI About Ideology Not Business

Short one today as life is intervening (nothing wrong, just busy), but I did want to highlight another example of imitative AI as ideology instead of a business decision. The CEO of Shopify, an all-around lovely fellow working to end cancer research in...

Shopify CEO Mandates AI-First Hiring Policy, Reshaping Workforce Expectations

Shopify’s AI mandate marks a tipping point in corporate strategy—one that prioritizes human-AI collaboration but leaves little room for roles that fail to evolve.

No new hires, unless you prove AI can’t do the job: Shopify CEO

(NewsNation) — The CEO of Shopify, one of the world's biggest e-commerce platforms, has instructed employees that before any new workers are added, they will need to prove the work cannot be done using artificial intelligence. In a memo to employees, CEO Tobi Lutke told workers to weigh their needs for new hires against AI's capabilities before asking for more resources. Lutke said he wants teams to prove what they need, writing that "teams must…

Canadian e-commerce company Shopify has introduced a new policy that requires employees to test AI before asking for more resources or suggesting new hires.