Amazon CEO Andy Jassy who sent shockwaves with AI means fewer jobs stance, says: Having AI do a lot of the coding for us … allows employees to…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy struck a more optimistic tone about artificial intelligence’s impact on workers during the company’s July 31 earnings call, months after warning that AI would lead to fewer jobs across the tech giant’s 1.5 million-person workforce.“AI will make all our teammates’ jobs more enjoyable,” Jassy said, emphasizing that the technology would free employees from “rote” functions that previously couldn’t be automated. He added that “coding agents, having AI do a lot of the coding for us … allows our teammates to start from a much more advanced starting spot.”
Amazon pivots messaging after employee backlash over job displacement warnings
