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Amazon Explores Warehouse Automation Amid AI Layoffs

Updated 2026-06-05 15:15 UTC 1 source Neutral

Amazon is unveiling new warehouse robots, emphasizing that automation has driven up employment rather than reducing it. Tech giants continue to lay off workers in the AI sector.

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"Our experience of robots is that it's actually driven up employment rather than the reverse," Amazon executive John Boumphrey told CNBC.
2026-06-05 14:32 UTC
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