The rapid advancement in artificial intelligence is leading to a massive unemployment crisis, which experts have long been concerned about. Critical statements from Amazon this week indicate that this impending transformation is now turning into concrete plans. We are on the verge of a reality where millions of people lose their jobs to automation in the near future.
Amazon is increasing the number of robots
Tye Brady, Amazon Robotics’ chief technology officer, clearly outlined the company’s workforce strategy in a speech at Web Summit 2025. Brady stated that their vision is to eliminate all mundane, repetitive, and monotonous tasks. This statement means that all so-called “unskilled” jobs at Amazon will be transferred to robots and automation in the very near future.
According to projections based on internal company communications, nearly 600,000 potential jobs at Amazon alone will be eliminated due to artificial intelligence and robots. These correspondences reveal that 160,000 potential jobs in the US could become redundant by 2027, and this number could exceed 600,000 by 2033.
Amazon’s new 650,000-square-foot robotic warehouse center in Florida stands as a concrete example of this workforce transformation. At this facility, robots handle a large portion of product picking, packing, and shipping processes.
Next-generation robots like Blue Jay and Vulcan have the ability to automatically perform approximately 75% of warehouse tasks. Furthermore, the Project Eluna AI model optimizes decision-making processes in real time, minimizing human intervention.
To offset job loss, Amazon launched the Future Ready 2030 initiative. This $2.5 billion program aims to provide training and skills to 50 million people by 2030. The company argues that this program can create new opportunities for people whose jobs have been lost.
However, experts warn that, given the pace of mass automation, existing training programs may be insufficient to compensate for mass job loss. More critically, this transformation is unlikely to lead to significant unemployment across virtually all sectors, not just Amazon and the logistics sector.
