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

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.

• AI-native