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Amazon is cutting around 14,000 office jobs
Companies are looking for ways to save money – partly because of the advance of artificial intelligence. Amazon is now turning the tide on office jobs on a large scale.
The world’s largest online retailer Amazon is cutting around 14,000 administrative jobs. The company explained the reduction in a statement with changes in the organization. The Wall Street Journal, among others, reported, citing informed people, that the cuts could affect up to 30,000 jobs in several waves.
Amazon pointed out in the statement that new jobs would be created in other areas at the same time. Most affected employees should also be given 90 days to look for other positions within the company.
Reorganization for AI at Amazon
Amazon itself raised the question of why it was making cuts while business was doing well. One should not forget that the world is changing rapidly, was the answer. The group referred to the current applications with artificial intelligence, which allowed faster innovations. Therefore, as a company you have to position yourself as leanly as possible.
There has been discussion for months about whether AI software like ChatGPT or Claude from the Amazon-backed developer Anthropic could make many office jobs unnecessary. According to the developer companies, the programs can sometimes carry out knowledge tasks and automate administrative processes on their own.
It was initially unclear to what extent jobs in Germany would be affected by the cuts.
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Source: Stern
