Merge CEO Shensi Ding: AI fluency starts at the top

“If you're an executive, you are the ceiling for AI fluency for your organization.” Merge co-founder and CEO Shensi Ding manages the non-R&D side of the business. She also codes. Using Codex, she asked it to help redesign a feature using the product’s existing design system. She describes it working through each task and filling in details she hadn’t specified. Her non-engineering teammates are also building tools for their own workflows. Watch Shensi explain why she stays hands-on.