Leading online trading platform will not hire new employees without checking that AI cannot handle it
Kyiv • UNN
Shopify's CEO stated that the company will not expand its staff until it is proven that AI cannot perform the necessary work. He urged teams to first use AI to achieve results.
Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke stated that new employees will not be hired without proof that artificial intelligence cannot do the job. This was reported by CNBC, according to UNN.
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Employees will have to prove why they "cannot get what they want with artificial intelligence" before requesting increased staff and resources, Lütke wrote in a memo to employees, which he made public on X on Monday.
Lütke said there is a "fundamental expectation" that employees will use AI in their daily work.
Technical companies, the publication notes, are pouring money into AI development while continuing to cut jobs.
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Shopify is an internet company that develops software for online and retail stores. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.