Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Tobias Lütke from Shopify blames the humans in the loop

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Sources:

I heard this internal memo of mine is being leaked right now, so here it is https://x.com/tobi/status/1909231499448401946
Shopify CEO: The Skills AI Makes More Valuable youtube.com/watch?v=G9P9D9hptq8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Shopify CEO says employees’ ‘slop grenades’ are making more work for everyone else fortune.com/2026/09/17/shopify-tobias-lutke-ai-slop-grenades
“Slop Grenades”: Shopify CEO Who Pushed Staff to Use AI Is Now Horrified by What He’s Wrought futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/shopify-ceo-ai-workplace-staff-horrified-backfire

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Image: Tobias Lütke from Shopify