Amazon CEO Andy Jassy predicts AI will reduce workforce

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sent employees a note today about the company's use of Gen AI. Among other things, Jassy said he expected it to lower headcount at the company in the next few years. www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-on-generative-ai pic.x.com/byjI5jnfRV

Fully automating "fulfilment centres" might be seen as a good thing... We need a vision of how technology might be harnessed to lighten work (cheap books on this topic are available via Amazon - happy to recommend) www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/18/amazon-boss-tells-staff-ai-means-their-jobs-are-at-risk-in-coming-years

Saying the quiet bit out loud about AI: “the AI revolution only generates a return if it generates unemployment, and possibly a lot of it.” www.afr.com/chanticleer/amazon-s-ceo-is-right-on-ai-job-losses-154m-bonuses-are-proof-20250618-p5m8hr

“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.” www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-on-generative-ai