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MICHAEL CLUBB ~ USA TODAY NETWORK

Amazon Looks to Automate 75% of its Operations by 2033

Oct 23, 2025 | 4:31 PM

Online retail giant Amazon is looking to automate even more of its operations, looking to have 75% percent of these operations done by robots and AI with a few years.

This would result in over 500,000 jobs currently filled by humans being replaced by technology by 2033. These jobs include sorting and moving packages in warehouses. Estimates show the company could save billions of dollars in labor costs within the next two years.

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