Work Reform

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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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AI will shrink Amazon's workforce in the coming years, CEO Jassy says (www.cnbc.com)

submitted 1 week ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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Jassy wrote that employees should learn how to use AI tools and experiment and figure out “how to get more done with scrappier teams.”

The directive comes as Amazon has laid off more than 27,000 employees since 2022 and made several cuts this year. Amazon cut about 200 employees in its North America stores unit in January and a further 100 in its devices and services unit in May.

Amazon had 1.56 million full-time and part-time employees in its global workforce as of the end of March, according to financial filings. The company also employs temporary workers in its warehouse operations, along with some contractors.

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[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

LLMs are not personnel replacement ready yet. ML is rapidly taking over logistics and manufacturing.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Sure, a mechanical sorting machine using ML software is something completely different from what they're talking about here though

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Machine learning is a subset of AI, just as large language models are. They’re referring to text input machine learning as generative AI here:

Amazon is using generative AI broadly across its internal operations, including in its fulfillment network where the technology is being deployed to assist with inventory placement, demand forecasting and the efficiency of warehouse robots, Jassy said.

It’s only considered generative based on the user input method of text or speech. If it learned solely from observation, it would be considered machine learning, and if it used algorithms to create the most efficient model of itself, it would be considered deep learning. They’re all forms of AI though.