(NewsNation) — Amazon is hoping robots can help it avoid hiring more than half a million U.S. workers, according to The New York Times.

The e-commerce giant's automation team projects the company won't have to hire over 160,000 U.S. workers it would otherwise need by 2027, the Times reported, citing interviews and internal strategy documents. The shift would reportedly save Amazon roughly 30 cents on every item it picks, packs and delivers.

By 2033, automation could eliminate the need for more than 600,000 additional hires, even as the company expects to sell twice as many products, the Times said.

The leaked documents reportedly show Amazon’s robotics team aims to automate 75% of the company's operations, and the online retailer has already begun preparing PR strategies to manage poten

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