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As Amazon's robot ranks swell, workers worry about their future


Amazon's use of robots in its fulfillment centers and warehouses goes back more than a decade, but it really started ramping up the numbers in recent times,...

A hot potato: Amazon has long insisted that the advanced robots being introduced to its warehouses aren't meant to replace humans. Stefano La Rovere, Amazon's director of global robotics, mechatronics, and sustainable packaging, said that advanced modern tech will merely enhance workers' roles and create new job categories. CEO Andy Jassy said last month that the company isn't done with lowering costs as it embraces not only robots but also that other "this will help and not replace people, honest" technology: generative AI.

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