AI-first

English

Etymology

Keeping with older mobile-first, cloud-first, etc.

Adjective

AI-first (not comparable)

  1. (artificial intelligence, business) Prioritizing the use of artificial intelligence (over human labor).
    • 2016 May 20, Joanna Goodman, quoting Sundar Pichai, “Say one sentence and it’s done in the AI-first world”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      Google CEO Sundar Pichai said on Alphabet’s Q1 earnings call: “In the long run, we will evolve in computing from a mobile-first to an AI-first world”.
    • 2025 March 10, Matteo Wong, “DOGE’s Plans to Replace Humans With AI Are Already Under Way”, in The Atlantic[2], retrieved 2 June 2025:
      [] GSA’s IT division, said at an all-hands meeting last month that the agency is pushing for an “AI-first strategy.”
    • 2025 April 29, Jon Reed, “Shopify, Duolingo Workers Face a New Gen AI Reality at Work. Is Your Job Next?”, in CNET[3]:
      Shopify is one company emphasizing gen AI in the workplace, but it isn't the only one. Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn told employees in an all-hands email shared on LinkedIn that the language-learning company is going "AI-first." Hiring decisions (including for contractors) will be decided in part based on whether AI can do that work.
    • 2025 May 24, “The great AI jobs disruption is under way”, in FT Weekend, The FT View, page 8:
      In April Duolingo, the language training app, said that it would go “AI-first”. That, in part, means only adding headcount if a team cannot automate more of its work.

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