Amazon, the third-largest employer in the United States, is reportedly preparing to lean heavily on automation. The move could see more than half a million human jobs being replaced by robots over the next decade, the New York Times reported.

According to the Times’ report citing leaked internal documents, Amazon is planning to expand its robot workforce to streamline operations and cut down on human labour. The documents suggest that by 2033, up to 600,000 positions could be replaced through automation. While the report doesn’t confirm mass layoffs, it said Amazon could avoid hiring new workers as demand rises, effectively shrinking its human workforce over time.

The documents cited by the Times also showed that Amazon is attempting to soften the public perception of this shift. The com

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