AI will shrink Amazon's workforce in the coming years, CEO Jassy says

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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/17/ai-amazon-workforce-jassy.html

Jassy wrote that employees should learn how to use AI tools and experiment and figure out “how to get more done with scrappier teams.”

The directive comes as Amazon has laid off more than 27,000 employees since 2022 and made several cuts this year. Amazon cut about 200 employees in its North America stores unit in January and a further 100 in its devices and services unit in May.

Amazon had 1.56 million full-time and part-time employees in its global workforce as of the end of March, according to financial filings. The company also employs temporary workers in its warehouse operations, along with some contractors.

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AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I’m sure that’ll end well, especially as generative AI continues to consume more and more content from itself. What could possibly go wrong?

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- pelespirit@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Amazon is the new Sears and looks like it will end similarly.
  
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  - halfapage@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    yes please
    
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floo@retrolemmy.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Although controversial, I support this move as it will lead to the eventual demise of Amazon. I hate to be a technology, acceleration, but fuck Amazon.

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spankmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
How is AI supposed to throw the wrong item in a box that is far too large without any packing material?

I mean, that is what it would do if it had a physical form, but it doesn’t.

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disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
The nation’s workforce. Forbes predicts a 25% reduction in the US job market by 2035, and Republicans included a provision in the budget reconciliation that prohibits any regulations on AI technology for 10 years to ensure that happens.

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- catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  That’s gonna be a lot of people unable to afford their bread and circuses.
  
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  - disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
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Salvo@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
The only workforce that can be reduced by LLMs are those that just send emails back and forth and don’t actually do any real work.

The fact that Executives and Middle-managers are also the highest paid part of the workforce, maybe it can reduce payroll after all.

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stoy@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Since AI are capable of absorbing vast ammounts of information, and if well coded and trained can avoid a lot of human biases, I would believe that AI could do well in a management position, and since this is simply a way to save money, they should go for the highest position to replace, the CEO.

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