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Wed Jun 18, 2025, 01:41 PM Jun 18

Amazon CEO Says AI Will Lead to Layoffs and 'Change the Way Our Work Is Done,' Tells Employees: 'Be Curious About AI,

Educate Yourself'

Amazon chief executive officer Andy Jassy outlined a near future where AI will "make our jobs even more exciting and fun than they are today" - but at the same time, he said, the technology will cut the overall number of jobs at the ecommerce giant.

In a memo Tuesday to Amazon employees, Jassy shared "Some thoughts on Generative AI."

"As we roll out more Generative AI and agents, it should change the way our work is done," the CEO said. "We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing other types of jobs. 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 corporate workforce as we get efficiency gains from using AI extensively across the company."

As of the end of March, Amazon reported 1.56 million employees, up 3% from a year earlier. Jassy encouraged Amazon employees to "be curious about AI" and "educate yourself."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/amazon-ceo-says-ai-will-lead-to-layoffs-and-change-the-way-our-work-is-done-tells-employees-be-curious-about-ai-educate-yourself/ar-AA1GUkNy
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