Overview
- Internal documents reported by the New York Times project automation replacing more than 600,000 U.S. roles by 2033 and preventing about 160,000 anticipated additions by 2027.
- The papers estimate savings of about $0.30 per item, totaling roughly $12.6 billion from 2025 to 2027, as the company scales automated systems.
- In public posts, Amazon highlights robots and AI as worker support tools, showcasing the Blue Jay system for handling most stored items and the Project Eluna assistant to reduce cognitive load and ease bottlenecks.
- The company reiterates plans to hire about 250,000 seasonal workers and claims it has trained 700,000 employees for technology-focused roles.
- The leak describes PR guidance to avoid terms like automation and AI in favor of softer language and notes discussions of community projects to ease backlash over disappearing jobs.