US EditionAmazon Plans to Avoid Hiring 600,000 Workers by 2033
- A company memo shows Amazon plans to double product sales by 2033 while keeping its U.S. workforce flat and could avoid hiring over 600,000 people, The New York Times reports.
- Motivated by profit and shareholder expectations, Amazon executives aim to boost automation to justify high pay and keep pace with China’s recent factory automation growth.
- Internal documents show Amazon robotics team aims to automate 75% of operations, saving $0.30 per package at a facility with over 1 million robots, including 1,000 robots reducing staffing in 2024.
- In the near term, Amazon's automation team predicts it can avoid 160,000 hires by 2027, plans to expand at least 40 more robotic centers, with changes underway at Shreveport, Louisiana.
- Amazon responded that leaked documents 'appear to reflect the perspective of just one team' and don't represent overall hiring, Tye Brady said robots will 'amplify what our employees can do,' and Kelly Nantel highlighted plans for 250,000 holiday hires.
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The New York Times reports that Amazon is planning to replace more than half a million jobs with robots.
"Amazon plans to replace half a million jobs with robots." This headline has been circulating in the US media for a few days now. The e-commerce giant is not in its first attempt to automate, but this one is particularly ambitious. Is it only feasible?
NYT: Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs with Robots
In labor news, The New York Times is reporting that Amazon is planning to replace more than half a million jobs with robots. The company’s internal documents also reveal that Amazon’s robotics team plans to automate 75% of the company’s operations. A Senate report released earlier this month, spearheaded by Senator Bernie Sanders, warned that artificial intelligence and automation could destroy nearly 100 million jobs over the next decade.
Amazon Looks to Automate 75% of its Operations by 2033
Online retail giant Amazon is looking to automate even more of its operations, looking to have 75% percent of these operations done by robots and AI with a few years. This would result in over 500,000 jobs currently filled by humans being replaced by technology by 2033. These jobs include sorting and moving packages in warehouses. Estimates show the company could save billions of dollars in labor costs within the next two years. PODCAST: Oct. 23…
Secret Plans Reveal Amazon Plot to Replace 600,000 Workers With Robot Army
Amazon has spent years automating its warehouses with robots. Its mechanical workforce is more than one million strong, rivaling the size of its human workforce of some 1.56 million people. Robots, in fact, are on track to outnumber Amazon employees. The Jeff Bezos-chaired company claims that the infusion of automation will drive up productivity and efficiency, while creating more high paying jobs. Some workers have praised the robot helpers for…
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