Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke has a new hiring policy that puts AI front and center. Lutke posted a memo he sent to employees on X this week that encourages workers to use AI to accomplish tasks. He wrote that every team should "demonstrate why they cannot get what they want done using AI" before asking for more resources or additional human employees.

Tobi Lütke posted a memo with his AI-related directives to X because he said it was ‘in the process of being leaked.’

Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke shared an internal memo on X on Monday that stressed the importance of using AI effectively in daily tasks. In fact, he wrote, using AI is now a “fundamental expectation” of Shopify employees.