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Amazon to replace 600,000 US workers by 2033 with robots (www.computerworld.com)

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Amazon plans to use automation to replace more than 600,000 workers who would otherwise be hired in the United States by 2033, according to internal documents obtained by The New York Times. By that time, the company is expected to sell about twice as many goods as it does today.

Amazon’s robotics team is reportedly working toward the goal of automating 75% of its entire business. By 2027, it is expected to eliminate around 160,000 jobs in the US, saving the company an estimated $12.6 billion — equivalent to around 30 cents per item delivered.

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[–] Honytawk@feddit.nl -5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is wrong.

They aren't going to replace workers. It is just that they will hire 600 000 less workers than they normally would because they want to use AI instead.

The people working there still have job security.

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