Amazon reportedly trying to rehire employees laid off in AI-driven cuts
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-11-07
Amazon reportedly expected AI to replace thousands of jobs, but the experiment backfired. The company is now trying to rehire former employees, offering a faster path back—suggesting human ingenuity remains essential and wholesale AI-driven layoffs aren't working as planned.
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