The Shopify and Cloudflare intern thing is interesting: both companies have committed to hiring way more interns, on the basis that an intern armed with AI-assistance can get productive way faster (plus they are more likely to be "AI-native" than older engineers.)

Shopify interns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-3IILWQPRM&t=1970s - talking about planning to hire 1,000 interns.

Cloudflare: https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-1111-intern-program/ - announcing Cloudflare’s goal to hire 1,111 interns in 2026.