The frustrating part is that this is another area where the realities of capitalism seem misaligned with anyone's well-being. Nobody wants to be out of a job, but doing the opposite of the Shopify CEO's strategy, like severely restricting AI usage, looks like a great way to ensure your competitors catch up with you and eat your lunch faster. I don't see any answers, just different ways to destroy ourselves.

I agree: the incentives to use more and more AI are too strong. We're all stuck in some form of the prisoner's dilemma and the odds that nobody will defect are much too low.

So it seems the most rational position is to embrace the tools and try to ride the wave before the gravy-train is over.