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Shopify CEO says staffers need to prove jobs can't be done by AI before asking for more headcount

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“What would this area look like if autonomous AI agents were already part of the team?” Lutke wrote in the memo, which was sent to employees late last month. “This question can lead to really fun discussions and projects.”

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Shopify CEO says staffers need to prove jobs can’t be done by AI before asking for more headcount.

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Shopify: Staffers to prove jobs can't be done by AI before asking for headcount

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Shopify CEO says staffers need to prove jobs can't be done by AI before asking for more headcount

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It’s basically a hiring freeze but ✨ high tech ✨.

The answer is "we'd do the same work but less efficiently because we'd have to compensate for the mistakes AI will constantly make"
- I think it means what asking to “prove need” meant before, it means get fucked you’re doing two people’s jobs now.

I'd like to know which jobs can be done by AI at this point.
- Ceo probably easiest to replace. Bonus points since you won't need to pay ai a golden parachute

Fucking moron.

He should lead by example and let his own job be done by an AI. I'm not convinced it can't be
- It would probably do it better
  
  That’s easy. Just have an AI that does NOTHING.
  Maybe write code where it just says “fuck off, not hiring” any time it gets a job application.

This too is projection. These CEOs know that their job could be done by an AI, so clearly everyone else's job is the same, right?
The only way these people will learn is through pain.

What’s the point of autonomous AI agents if I’m going to have to fix their code either way? Tighten up that feedback loop ffs

I thought about boycotting shopify (which probably can only be done by boycotting stores that use shopify), but then I realized 99% of those are going to instantly close after the terroriffs.

"I'm sorry everything was free for 45 minutes. The AI did it and the AI that checks the AI didn't catch it."

I'm making an AI agent rn on one of the best models available and it can nowhere near replace even the work and intern can do
It helps devs a lot for sure, but it's complete garbage for doing real work start to end for any giant system which includes Shopify
- Exactly, even for document or template creation it's good for brainstorming and first drafts and maybe, maybe, mocking up some changes in the second draft. Anything content is instantly so terrible I'd rather give it to the work experience kid.