The impact of artificial intelligence is so great that even people are not safe.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said AI will change the workflow of Tech Giant and ultimately generate “efficient improvements.”Reduce the company's workforce. ”
Be even more frank: AI means you need to do less to keep things running.
message It was not well received by many Amazon employees.Eugene Kim of Bi reports. “On Tuesday, there's nothing more motivated than reading your work will be replaced by AI in a few years,” one wrote on an internal Slack channel that Eugene watched.
High-tech executives The impact of AI on the labor market this yearas Sarah E. Needleman had previously covered. However, Jassy is one of the first major high-tech CEOs to discuss the impact of AI. About his own workforce.
Jussy's statement, You can read it in full herebeyond saying “in the next few years,” it was bright in detail about when and where those cuts would occur. Instead, he highlighted Amazon's advancement in AI and the important role he sees AI Agent Play in that future.
These AI-powered assistants “change the range and speed” that Amazon can work, and “start almost everything from a more advanced starting point,” writes Jassy.
Ultimately, AI agents are about making people more efficient. And if the past few years teach us something, Technology Industry love efficiency. The career coach told BI that Jussy's advice wasn't just aspirations – That's realistic.
So, Amazon may be the first big tech company to declare that AI will lead to job openings, but perhaps It's not the last.
So what should the Amazonians – their terminology, not mine – be prepared?
Jassy's notes mentioned several departments already leveraging AI agents and their intention to use more in other areas. With that in mind, it's safe to assume that almost every corner of Amazon could be covered by AI and Face Job Cuts.
It doesn't calm the nerves, but Jussy offered some advice. He encouraged employees to educate themselves about AI and develop ways to use technology to streamline things.
“People who embrace this change, become familiar with AI, build and improve AI capabilities internally, and provide them to their customers will have a high impact and help them reinvent the company,” Jassy writes.
Translation: Don't think you can stick your head to the sand. All this will disappear.
That advice would rub some people the wrong way. There is no shortage Ethical Concerns about AI Useespecially at work.
But, according to Jassy, ignoring it won't take you that far.
“Many of these agents have not been built yet, but they're definitely coming and coming quickly,” he added.
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