One good mental model for how to grow a career: consider what is holding AI back from being as good as a human today.It's essentially two things:(1) ContextHaving all of the relevant information about the problem space, the customer, the datasets, the teams and people working on it, how they all interact, what has been tried in the past and what wo... See more
The future belongs to people whose work cannot be easily reduced to a dataset, and who can use AI to become even better at what they do. Some jobs, like competitive programming or routine software development, are vulnerable because we can create clear benchmarks for performance. Others, like Tyler’s work or K’s website design, are safer because th... See more
some of the most high-value skills—like strategy, vision, discovery, and data fluency—will be significantly impacted by AI. As a result, you’ll want to learn how to work with AI tools (e.g. learning to ask great questions) to build leverage in these areas.
On the other hand, soft skills—like influence, communication, product sense, creativity, and e... See more
What This Means 1. Using Al effectively is now a fundamental expectation of everyone at Shopify. It's a tool of all trades today, and will only grow in importance. Frankly, I don't think it's feasible to opt out of learning the skill of applying Al in your craft; you are welcome to try, but I want to be honest I cannot see this working out today, a... See more