--- title: Netflix wants ‘AI fluency’ from everyone, but craft is... description: Netflix's chief product and technology officer Elizabeth Stone has outlined 'AI fluency' as a universal expectation for all employees, not just technical... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/netflix-wants-ai-fluency-from-everyone-but-craft-is-still-scarce-ia0wrvnzs twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Netflix wants ‘AI fluency’ from everyone, but craft is still scarce | daily.dev og:description: Netflix's chief product and technology officer Elizabeth Stone has outlined 'AI fluency' as a universal expectation for all employees, not just technical... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/netflix-wants-ai-fluency-from-everyone-but-craft-is-still-scarce-ia0wrvnzs og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/iA0WrVnzs.png og:image:alt: Netflix wants ‘AI fluency’ from everyone, but craft is still scarce og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Netflix wants ‘AI fluency’ from everyone, but craft is still scarce **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Netflix's chief product and technology officer Elizabeth Stone has outlined 'AI fluency' as a universal expectation for all employees, not just technical roles. She defines it as an experimentation mindset, sound judgment about when AI helps, and the ability to build with AI tools. Netflix now allows candidates to use AI during technical interviews while still evaluating fundamentals like code quality and system design. Stone notes that great engineering, data science, and creativity remain scarce despite AI proliferation, raising questions about whether early-career engineers who rely on AI from day one will develop the deep expertise that employers prize. The company has not announced a hiring freeze for junior talent but continues raising expectations for new-grad hires. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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