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Amazon to replace 600,000 US workers by 2033 with robots (www.computerworld.com)
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Amazon plans to use automation to replace more than 600,000 workers who would otherwise be hired in the United States by 2033, according to internal documents obtained by The New York Times. By that time, the company is expected to sell about twice as many goods as it does today.

Amazon’s robotics team is reportedly working toward the goal of automating 75% of its entire business. By 2027, it is expected to eliminate around 160,000 jobs in the US, saving the company an estimated $12.6 billion — equivalent to around 30 cents per item delivered.

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Isn't this what all those artists were insisting they wanted? AI replacing rote labor instead of their "creative" jobs like producing advertising and concept art?

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    You forgot the part where companies suddenly and magically become benevolent and use their newly gained wealth to finance artist's lifestyles. Presumably the ones that haven't been replaced by AI.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    The "just give us money" part of the artist's wish is usually left unspoken.

    Personally, I'm a supporter of UBI. It's not reasonable to expect the companies to do something like this, this is the role and responsibility of government.

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