Amazon CEO says workforce to shrink amid AI rollout
The head of US IT giant Amazon says the company expects to shrink its workforce as artificial intelligence is applied to a wider range of tasks.
CEO Andy Jassy made the comments in a message to employees that was made public on Tuesday.
He said that over the next few years Amazon anticipates its corporate workforce will be reduced as it gains efficiencies from "using AI extensively across the company."
The message also notes that those who embrace the transition to AI "will be well-positioned to have high impact" ahead and can help "reinvent the company."
Meanwhile, Bloomberg and other media outlets reported on Wednesday that Microsoft is planning to eliminate thousands of jobs mainly in the sales division.
The reports say huge investments in AI development and cost-reduction efforts are behind the planned job cuts.
Earlier in May, Microsoft unveiled a plan to eliminate 6,000 jobs, or nearly 3 percent of its total workforce.
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