Shopify CEO: Only hiring for jobs AI can't do

Hmmm…Shop is one of my main investments, has been for a longish time now. Not sure how I feel about this…

…what I think I know at this time is…AI can only suggest things, not actually implement stuff? Also, the stuff that is suggested can be WILDLY wrong so would need constant oversight.

How would this make my SHOP investment worth more? What exactly could AI even do that would replace a human? Compiling research or data into summaries and sound bites, but there still needs to be a human right?

With developing code, who would validate the code, who would test the code, who would implement the code. If they turn it all over to AI, then who will back out bad code and restore databases when things crash hard?

This makes me nervous because I really do not see how this actually makes the company stronger/faster/better especially if they get rid of humans in the process.

8 Likes