Shopify Chief Executive Tobi Lütke sent an internal memo that said Shopify won’t make new hires unless managers can prove artificial intelligence isn’t capable of doing the job. Teams at the e-commerce company need to integrate AI into their workflows, and doing so will be expected of all employees going forward, according to the memo.
Businesses don’t always realize as they grow and mature they add “weight”, or more accurately, “mass”. The more massive an object, the more energy required to change its direction.
“The Stargate Project is a new company which intends to invest $500 billion over the next four years building new AI infrastructure for OpenAI in the United States. We will begin deploying $100 billion immediately. This infrastructure will secure American leadership in AI, create hundreds of thousands of American jobs, and generate massive economic benefit for the entire world. This project will not only support the re-industrialization of the United States but also provide a strategic capability to protect the national security of America and its allies.”
We are increasingly aware of the basic risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI), such as generating harmful advice, producing buggy code, and spreading inaccurate (or misleading) information. Some of us have even considered the dangers of AI providing accurate information for nefarious purposes (e.g. "How do I make a ghost gun?"). However, a larger societal risk looms — the possibility of AI models manipulating humans and escaping human control. Should we be worried? Is this really a realistic scenario?
Customer care is undergoing a transformation unlike anything we've seen before. Today, artificial intelligence (AI) agents are proliferating across communication channels — handling real-time voice calls, managing text-based interactions such as chat, SMS, and email, and delivering a level of efficiency that traditional customer service teams often struggle to achieve. However, the horizon promises even more revolutionary possibilities.
Gardeners don't 'create' or 'produce' tomatoes. They can only create an environment where tomato plants will thrive. The point is if the environment is healthy, growth happens. There are a lot of factors to consider - the quality of the soil, the weather, pests... the list goes on. Similarly, how do we create healthy growth in our organizations?
