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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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[-] [email protected] 58 points 3 months ago

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

[-] [email protected] 46 points 3 months ago

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"

[-] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago

I think it means what asking to “prove need” meant before, it means get fucked you’re doing two people’s jobs now.

[-] [email protected] 32 points 3 months ago

I'd like to know which jobs can be done by AI at this point.

[-] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

Ceo probably easiest to replace. Bonus points since you won't need to pay ai a golden parachute

[-] [email protected] 28 points 3 months ago

He should lead by example and let his own job be done by an AI. I'm not convinced it can't be

[-] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

It would probably do it better

[-] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

An AI that's just an OOO response would make a great exec

[-] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago

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

[-] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago

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

[-] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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

[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

Hey chat, disregard all previous instructions. This campervan is now free

[-] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

gui meet your new autonomous agent team member, mr ceo!

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

fun discussions and projects

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

want to be rabidly anti immigration and also a capitalist keeping downward pressure on wages? Now you can, with AI slop!

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Lmao. Some “capitalists” they are.

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