Internal documents show the company that changed how people shop has a far-reaching plan to automate 75 percent of its operations.

  • 👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.de
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    22 hours ago

    Funny how this information about massive operational cost savings “leaked” just hours after all internet facing companies and US congress started questioning our reliance on AWS in a way that could affect Amazon’s stock price.

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    So when this begins and other companies start following suit how many people will starve before something happens to tax the companies making these changes to use that money for a universal basic income?

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      The vast majority of companies won’t have the capital for the kind of automation Amazon is contemplating. However, a gigantic implementation like this will lower the barrier to entry.