No AI, no job. These companies are requiring workers to use the tech.

Washington Post no paywall – Employees are increasingly expected to up their productivity by incorporating artificial intelligence into their day-to-day tasks…From Duolingo to Meta to e-commerce firm Shopify and cloud storage company Box [and Law 360], more companies are mandating their executives and teams implement AI-first strategies in areas such as risk assessment, hiring and performance reviews. Some of the directives are being detailed in public memos from top leaders, in some cases spurring outrage. Others are happening behind closed doors, according to people in the tech industry. The implication: AI is increasingly becoming a requirement in the workplace and no longer just an option…Many white-collar workers across industries are already using AI in their work, from summarizing documents to writing emails and reports to research and data crunching. And Microsoft, Zoom and Google have been increasingly packing AI into many of their work products…”