As we roll out more generative AI and agents, it should change the way our work is done
we expect that this will reduce our total corporate workforce
Are we done for?
Ok.
No shit, right? Seems obvious. Applies to many more than just Amazon employees.
Ah yes those famous “Agents”. They will of course write themselves, adapt themselves to changing environment and run on their own without any supervision.
Did someone tell Amazon that some of the staff they will let go will have access to AI as well and will turn around and start competing with them? Someone should as AI is not just for corporations. In fact it is and may continue to benefit individuals and small teams more.
The people who are predicting that AI will replace X% of jobs are usually not qualified to make that determination. They don’t do those jobs, and they don’t have any idea what is involved in those peoples jobs. They are way too high up the corporate ladder to have actually been doing any real work in the last 10 years. They were sold some AI product which promises to lay off thousands of workers, and they seem to have believed it implicitly.
What’s sickening to me is how enthusiastic they seem to be about ruining their employees lives
Ironically, save for specific positions that require facetime and political shrewdness, it is these same prognosticators whose roles can most readily be fulfilled by Ai
Got to keep them scared.
go on, do it. do it so we get rid of this addiction
Well that’s just good, quality managing right there.
What jobs?
It takes a special type of shithead to threaten peoples’ jobs to their face without even knowing what the fuck they are talking about.
Exactly what a good leader would tell their team to motivate them. /s
Between AI and Robotics, we will likely have a permanently unemployed segment of close to 50%, or even more, within the next decade.
Not everyone will be able to be retrained to be a robotics engineer or AI programmer, and many, many jobs that are considered entry-level will disappear. Imagine a world where most fast food and retail workers are unemployed.
When 40% of America is unemployed, the government will be faced with 2 options - Universal Basic Income, or reducing the population by 40%. Which solution will each party embrace, and how will they accomplish their objectives?
Conclusions from a reductionist point of view. Circumstances, problems and solutions are generally complicated.
Moving on.
How’s the view with your head in the sand?
Something I think should be on the same level as “if buying isn’t owning piracy isn’t theft” is something like “if an ai/robot can take my job why should I have to work”
why should I have to work
Because landlords would like to keep their wealth extraction going.
In theory we could get solar panels and batteries for power, some cheap robots for growing food, but all land is owned.
On how about “the robot can take my job I only want the money”
Can we quit posting this baseless fear mongering? It is simply powerful people trying to demoralize workers and acting like it is legitimate news is playing into their hands.
Oh, gimme a break.
This jerk is telling his workers that all their jobs are in jeopardy all the time, year after year. No news here. It’s just his thing.
Probably he’s trying to keep up the fear - booo hooooo…
Exactly this. And their jobs might actually be in jeopardy if their colleagues start working twice as hard. Product will reflect this though
Seriously, there’s a reason there’s been horror stories of people crying at their desks at Amazon since the early 2000’s. Because they’ve always treated everyone like they’re completely expendable at all times. Horrific work culture.
