Shopify CEO’s AI-First Hiring Rule: Prove AI Can’t Do the Job

Shopify CEO’s AI-first hiring rule: Prove AI can’t do the job

New Delhi: Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke has declared a new recruitment policy where the company will focus more on using artificial intelligence as opposed to human labour. In a memo to staff, Lütke said that teams will have to show that a role cannot be automated by AI before seeking more staff. This instruction, posted in April 2025, highlights the vigorous attempt of Shopify to incorporate AI into its core business, which is a part of a larger tren…

AI Models and Tools: OpenAI Enables Creation of Shopify AI Assistants

OpenAI unveiled a way for retailers to create artificial intelligence (AI) shopping assistants in Shopify, according to a post on X. [contact-form-7] With a few clicks, developers can now connect the Storefront Managed Compute Platform (MCP) server directly to the OpenAI Responses API to build agents that can search for products, add items to a cart, and generate checkout links — all without requiring authentication. Go to the OpenAI Pl…