Job cuts at Amazon: Your job could soon be taken over by a chatbot
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|Amazon is cutting 14,000 jobs, citing the rapid advances in artificial intelligence. And that could just be the beginning.
By Michael Kläsgen and Ann-Kathrin Nezik , Munich, New York
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is a penny pincher. Instead of working at a proper desk, the world's current fourth-richest man spent years working on a door to which he had screwed four legs. This spirit continues at Amazon under Bezos' successor, Andy Jassy, CEO since 2021. However, Jassy understood this to mean more than just spartan furniture; it primarily meant reducing the number of employees.
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