AI right now writes well over 50% of our code today, and that number is going up significantly, not down.
Harley FinkelsteinPresident · Executive, 
Shopify
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We shipped over 300. new products and features last year alone. We kept our flat headcount, which we're very proud of
Harley FinkelsteinPresident · Executive, Shopify
Earnings call: earnings call transcript via Platform Aeronaut (third-party transcript site), earnings call transcript via Platform Aeronaut (third-party transcript site), May 5, 2026.
So it's really not even a question of where are we using AI, but where aren't we using AI? Because it's been an extensive usage in pretty much all departments within the company.
Jeff HoffmeisterChief Financial Officer · Executive, Shopify
Earnings call: earnings call transcript via Platform Aeronaut (third-party transcript site), earnings call transcript via Platform Aeronaut (third-party transcript site), May 5, 2026.
We've obviously been disciplined for three years now. We're, on any given year, we're in fact slightly down from the year before. I don't see that changing.
Jeff HoffmeisterChief Financial Officer · Executive, Shopify
Earnings call: earnings call transcript via Platform Aeronaut (third-party transcript site), earnings call transcript via Platform Aeronaut (third-party transcript site), May 5, 2026.
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