Did you get the AI Memo?
In this edition: Paranoid tech CEOs, Amazon Prime redesign and our new community for.... AI | Mixology 59
AI this and AI that: is there nothing else happening in the product and tech domain? To draw an analogy, AI is the Trump Tariff equivalent from the business world.
You can’t ignore either, no matter how irritating they seem, because the world as we know it, is resetting.
This week we look at memos from 3 tech CEOs, that point to this reset.
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🌏 Product & Design News:
In the last few weeks, CEOs of Shopify, Duolingo and Fiverr shared memos with their employees around one key theme: the impact of AI. Here’s a quick summary:
Shopify: Tobi Lutke asked employees to prove to him that AI can’t do a job, before asking for headcount addition
Duolingo: Luis von Ahn said that Duolingo will become an AI First company
Fiverr: Micha Kaufman raised a lot of eyebrows with is: AI is coming for your jobs… even mine
Ok, let’s take a 5 and absorb this.
Why are these CEO’s sounding so… alarmist? What is it that they see that most aren’t. Because frankly, most of our jobs are pretty much the same, right?
Wrong: It is very likely that these CEOs see the full potential of AI in every workflow and believe that they can and will likely cut a number of jobs. They are just preparing employees for what is likely to happen.
But it is also equally likely that they are wrong and all of them are in a bubble of their making.
We will know, when we know….
🗞More news
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🖥️ From Founders’ Desk:
We are starting a new initiative - AIXchange
AI is evolving faster than we can imagine, and it’s reshaping our world—especially how we work and create.
While that might feel overwhelming, it also presents huge opportunities for those ready to embrace AI as a tool 💪💪
That's why we're launching AIXchange.
Just as UXHack supports Designers and PMs, AIXchange aims to empower AI builders and creators, along with enthusiasts, curious about its potential.
We're starting with a WhatsApp Channel and Community . Here’s what to expect from both:
WA Channel: Get important updates on AI—new products, models, and fresh perspectives ✨
WA Community: Unlike the channel, this is where you can network and discuss with others exploring AI👩🏻💻
If this interests you, feel free to join and invite others. We’re also open to your ideas on how we can grow this—drop a comment or email us at contact@uxhack.co
And that is all the AI for this week, and hopefully next.
Oh was it not a nice, simple world when we could just talk about drop shadows, pixels, PRDs and specs?
We will see you next week. Until then… Tada!