Tobi Lütke, general director of Shopify, sent a note to employees, saying that before they ask for more employment or resources, the teams must show why “they cannot get what they want with AI”, As reported CNBC.
“What would this area look like if the autonomous AI agents were already part of the team? This question can lead to really funny discussions and projects,” says Lutke in the note, which he Posted to X. The note was sent at the end of last month, CNBC says.
The wider note concerns how “reflective use AI” is a “starting expectation” in the company. In it, Lütke talks about how AI was “the fastest transition to work I saw in my career” and that “using AI Well is a skill that should be taught carefully, … using it.”
According to Lütke, the apply of AI is now a fundamental expectation of everyone in Shopify. ” Questions about the use of AI will also be added to “our questionnaire about performance and review”.
“We must succeed, this is our collective sum of the total skill and ambitions in the apply of our craft, multiplied by AI, in favor of our merchants,” says Lütke.