While we already knew that Amazon was very interested in using artificial intelligence and robots to automate tasks, as we recently read with the announcement of "delivery robots," the American company could go even further...
Indeed, while more and more experts are speaking out to announce the gradual disappearance of many jobs by 2030, and more particularly among young people according to Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, will Amazon be one of the first large companies to take the step?
A transformation of working methods
It is in a note addressed to employees and made public on the Amazon website this Tuesday, June 17, that CEO, Andy Jassy, made a very important statement about the future of employment within the company.
In a long tirade, the latter returns to the current use of artificial intelligence within the company, and recalls that Amazon already uses AI in "almost" all areas.
However, in his message, Andy Jassy recalls that if artificial intelligence has completely revolutionized the company's working methods, this has never been to the detriment of customers, going so far as to develop its own shopping assistant with AI used by tens of millions of customers.
But if Amazon has invested "massively" in artificial intelligence, as the CEO specifies in his note, the objective could not only be technological...
An "agentic future" for Amazon
If Andy Jassy does not provide details on employment figures or the timeframe for the reduction in staff, he speaks very clearly of an "agentic future" in his note, already mentioning the impacts of AI for employees.
It is undoubtedly for this reason that the CEO of Amazon has notably suggested that the company's employees take a greater interest in artificial intelligence, by carrying out experiments and tasks to maximize productivity.
But beyond artificial intelligence which could replace certain jobs, Andy Jassy also mentions a profound transformation of the company on teamwork, without providing further details for the moment.
A shake-up in the US job market?
Even though Amazon is now established in several countries, including France, the impact of this decision could be felt first in the United States.
According to a analysis by CompaniesMarketcap, Amazon is currently the second-largest employer in the United States, with 1.5 million employees in total. If the company decides to make massive job cuts, this could create a real shockwave in the country...
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