‘AI is going to create a labor shortage’: Jeff Bezos thinks AI will create more jobs, not less

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Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder, believes AI will create more jobs than there are people to fill them, predicting a “labor shortage.”
Bezos disagrees with the notion that AI will make humans redundant, arguing AI will unlock endless human endeavors by lowering current constraints.
He has previously predicted that AI-driven productivity gains will cause deflation, benefiting workers rather than displacing them.
Bezos’s views are in contrast to a significant share of Americans and prominent tech industry figures who fear AI-related job loss.
Bezos’s predictions come amid high-profile tech layoffs, with AI cited as a reason for cuts, particularly impacting entry-level and Gen Z workers.
Bezos also discussed Prometheus, an AI startup he co-founded, focusing on leveraging AI in engineering, manufacturing, and aerospace.
He emphasized the potential of space exploration as a solution to Earth’s industrial pollution and resource scarcity issues, aiming to relocate polluting industries off-planet.

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