Amazon cloud chief says replacing junior employees with AI is 'one of the dumbest things I've ever heard'

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The CEO of Amazon Web Services also said cutting junior staff for AI could wreck future talent pipelines.

Oh, really? You're just figuring that out now? 😂

@jaredwhite Wasn't it NVIDIA CEO that said "mid level developers" rather than "juniors"? 🙄

> "They're probably the least expensive employees you have. They're the most leaned into your AI tools," he said.

OP 5 months ago

Geez, it's hard for me to keep track of all the lofty pronouncements. I mean, I thought this was the year we get superintelligence or whatever. 😂

@jaredwhite The year's not over, there's still time 😬

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