Shopify Memo Mandating AI Use Is Just the Start: Working Capital

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While this week will mainly be remembered for the market’s revolt against US President Donald Trump’s trade war, it also may go down in history as the moment when comfort with artificial intelligence started becoming a white-collar job requirement.

It’s been two and a half years since business leaders began heralding the arrival of generative AI — talking it up in town-hall meetings, scheduling demos, encouraging employees to play around with the technology. In a memo on Monday titled “Reflexive AI usage is now a baseline expectation at ...