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AWS sheds more jobs as Jassy's automation layoff prophecy comes trueInsiders tell The Register that a company-wide automation push means jobs are disappearing Amazon.com CEO Andy Jassy's predictions that automation would cost jobs at the company have proven accurate at Amazon Web Services.
Amazon confirmed layoffs in its cloud computing unit, AWS, and employees are trying to determine which teams were affected.
I think that A.I. and generative A.I. specifically is the most transformative technology of our lifetime, which is saying a lot, given that we have had the Internet,” he told CNBC.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said that while the company continues to hire for AI, some jobs will require fewer employees because of automation.
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says advancements in AI will “reduce” the company’s corporate headcount over the next few years. In a memo to employees on Tuesday, Jassy writes that Amazon expects the change due to “efficiency gains from using AI extensively across the company,
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“Amazon’s size makes some industries uncomfortable, some governments uncomfortable, and Andy Jassy will have to deal with the consequences,” said Gartner analyst Ed Anderson. "That will be ...
Amazon Web Services on Monday released Kiro, a program that allows developers to write code with help from artificial intelligence.