Tobias Lütke from Shopify blames the humans in the loop

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/21/tobias-lutke-shopify-when-the-ai-slop-is-bad-enough-the-ai-ceo-notices/ - blog post

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• 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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9P9D9hptq8&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• Shopify CEO says employees' 'slop grenades' are making more work for everyone else https://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 https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/shopify-ceo-ai-workplace-staff-horrified-backfire

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