Amazon boss tells staff AI means their jobs are at risk in coming years

Andrew Jassy tells white collar workers that such technology means fewer people will be needed for some jobs

The boss of Amazon has told white collar staff at the e-commerce company their jobs could be taken by artificial intelligence in the next few years.

Andrew Jassy told employees that AI agents – tools that carry out tasks autonomously – and generative AI systems such as chatbots would require fewer employees in certain areas.