“Amazon has told its white collar employees that their jobs are at risk from artificial intelligence in the next few years, marking a rare explicit warning from a senior tech executive that AI will lead to lay-offs.”
“#AndyJassy, the ecommerce giant’s chief executive, told employees in a memo on Tuesday that the company was deploying #AI across its #operations, particularly in its #logistics network, to help lower costs. He said the company wants to increase its use of AI, which would mean #JobLosses.”
“We will need *fewer people* doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing *other types of jobs*,” Jassy said. “It’s hard to know exactly where this nets out over time, but in the next few years, we expect that this will #reduce our total #CorporateWorkforce.”
From 2022, the introduction of #ChatGPT and #GenerativeAI has been building up within the corporate mindset. So too has the #ZeroWorkHours for White collar workers.
#ArtificialIntelligence / #Amazon / #WhiteCollar <https://archive.md/1R0ZL> / <https://www.ft.com/content/9e66ba5b-5403-4e82-b26b-8d72aadf95d4> (paywall)