AMAZON PLANS TO REPLACE MORE THAN HALF A MILLION JOBS WITH ROBOTS

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Amazon plans to replace more than half a million jobs with robots by 2033. The company's automation team estimates that Amazon can avoid hiring more than 160,000 people in the US it would otherwise need by 2027, saving the company 30 cents on each item that it delivers to customers. Amazon is so sure of this automated future that it has started developing plans to mitigate the fallout in communities that may lose jobs. The company's plans could have a profound impact on blue-collar jobs and serve as a model for other companies.