Shopify CEO lists AI skills as a "fundamental expectation" — Employees must prove AI can't do the job before asking for resources

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Interestingly, the forms included a specific field that highlights the employee’s contributions toward Microsoft’s AI efforts.

Integrating AI across workflows at Shopify seems like a hard rule for employees, including the executive team.

Tobias Lütke, founder and chief executive officer of Shopify Inc.

The CEO indicated that the adoption and use of AI will play a crucial role during performance reviews.

Technically, the company isn’t laying off its employees to replace them with AI.