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Amazon Employees for Climate Justice says that over 1,000 workers have signed a petition raising “serious concerns” about the company’s “aggressive rollout” of artificial intelligence tools.
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Amazon workers warn of an ‘all-costs’ approach to AI
Amazon’s aggressive push into artificial intelligence is no longer an abstract strategy discussed on earnings calls, it is a daily reality reshaping how people inside the company expect to work, compete and keep their jobs.
As Amazon doubles down on automation, the tech giant’s vision for “collaborative robots” sparks debate over the future for both blue-and white-collar workers—and what’s truly at stake for its massive workforce.
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Amazon robotics chief: ‘I want to eliminate every menial, mundane job’ as AI reshapes warehouse work
Amazon's robotics chief reveals plans to eliminate menial jobs through AI and automation as the company reshapes warehouse operations with advanced robotics.
Amazon workers voted against forming a union at a warehouse in Alabama. The win proved the might of the online shopping giant and cut off a path that labor activists had hoped would lead to similar efforts throughout the company and beyond. Amazon crossed ...
Amazon is being sued in a proposed class action for allegedly subjecting its warehouse employees with disabilities to a punitive absence policy.
An undercover author working at an Amazon warehouse in the U.K. discovered some employees urinated in bottles during their shifts because the restrooms were too far away and they didn’t want to get in trouble for wasting time, according to Business Insider.
The 11-week-old warehouse, just outside the village of North Ferriby, East Yorkshire, is the size of 11 football pitches and cost £550m to build and equip. It employs 2,000 staff, most of whom are busy picking, packing and shipping Black Friday orders.
To make sure Amazon can meet the holiday shopping demand, the company is hiring 250,000 seasonal employees across the United States. They are hiring 7,000 seasonal