Amazon boss warns many people will be unemployed because of AI

Amazon CEO Andrew Jassy believes that AI agents – tools that can perform tasks automatically, instead of humans – and generative AI systems like chatbots will lead to some types of jobs requiring fewer human workers.

In an internal memo to employees, the Amazon boss said that the deployment of AI Agents and Generative AI will change the way they work. He also admitted that it is difficult to know the impact over time, but in the next few years, he predicted that the company's workforce will decrease.

By the end of 2024, Amazon is hiring 1.5 million people globally, with about 350,000 working in office jobs such as software engineers and marketing.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy predicts many office jobs will disappear due to AI. Photo: Bloomberg

Recently, many technology leaders have warned that the wave of unemployment caused by AI will be worse. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei even predicted that AI could “wipe out” about half of basic office positions.

Mr. Jassy believes that in the future, there will be billions of AI Agents, infiltrating every organization, business and every field. It helps people do more things, from shopping, planning trips ... "Many agents are not yet developed but they will appear and appear very quickly," he said.

However, along with the warning, the Amazon CEO also gave advice to those who are afraid of AI taking their jobs. That is, "be curious about AI, educate yourself, attend conferences, take training courses, use and test AI whenever possible, and brainstorm with your team to find ways to serve customers faster and better."

Last weekend, UK Technology Minister Peter Kyle also called on workers in the country to “act now” to embrace AI technology or else they will be unemployed and left behind by those who are using AI. He said people are hesitant but in fact, using AI is simpler than they think, while bringing more benefits than expected.

“People don’t need to be trained in quantum physics,” Kyle said. “They need to be trained in the basics of how AI works, how to interact with it, and explore all the potential it brings to you personally in the workplace.”

(According to MarketWatch)

It's time for Google to play a bigger role in developing AI in Vietnam. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung commented that this is the right time for Google to play a bigger role in developing artificial intelligence (AI) in Vietnam.

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