Insiders 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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Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon, said he expects the company to reduce its workforce over the next few years as it rolls out more generative AI and agents.

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A recent move codifies and formalizes what was previously implied: that Amazon managers should evaluate employees in part on how well their actions live up to the company’s 16 Leadership Principles

“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 has begun laying off employees in its cloud division, AWS, as it shifts focus and spending toward artificial intelligence. The move, affecting several teams, follows CEO Andy Jassy’s earlier comments on reducing the workforce through automation.