Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke: the one thing AI can't do is take responsibility
andreisavu · x · 2026-09-22
Shopify co-founder and CEO Tobi Lütke, in his third interview with Shane Parrish, argues companies can't be led by machines because AI can't take responsibility—"they can't go to jail for doing something wrong." The wide-ranging conversation covers how Shopify uses AI internally (including its internal tool River), AI for strategic decision-making, whether CEOs will be replaced, and control of superintelligence.
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