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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siliconvalley.comAmazon planning to replace 600,000 workers with robots: report
Amazon reportedly has a plan to replace more than half a million U.S. workers with “cobots,” and avoid hiring at least 160,000 human workers by 2027. Despite hoping to double the number of products Amazon sells by 2033, executives are said to believe robotic automation could save them the trouble of hiring 600,000 people in the long run, according to internal documents obtained by the New York Times. Related Articles Meta cutting 6…
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Amazon hopes robots can replace 600,000 future hires: Report
(NewsNation) — Amazon is hoping robots can help it avoid hiring more than half a million U.S. workers, according to The New York Times. The e-commerce giant's automation team projects that the company won't have to hire over 160,000 U.S. workers it would otherwise need by 2027, the Times reported, citing interviews and internal strategy documents. The shift would reportedly save Amazon roughly 30 cents on every item it picks, packs and delivers.…
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Amazon on Wednesday said it is speeding up the automation of its warehouses with the help of artificial intelligence and robotics, raising questions about the future of human employees.The e-commerce giant known for its speedy deliveries showed off robotic
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