# Merge CEO Shensi Ding says executives set the ceiling for AI fluency

> Original title: Merge CEO Shensi Ding: AI fluency starts at the top

- Source: OpenAI · YouTube
- Published: 2026-10-28T11:51:11.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/b0o9em899b0f66ywutu1x3964
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kP26OlW5PBk

## Summary

Merge co-founder and CEO Shensi Ding says executives set the ceiling for their organization's AI fluency. She uses Codex to redesign a feature using the product's existing design system, and her non-engineering teammates are building tools for their own workflows.