Jeff Bezos predicts AI will create more jobs, not replace workers, at VivaTech Paris
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Shiona McCallum
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Summary
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pushed back against concerns that AI will replace workers, arguing instead that the technology will create more jobs and increase demand for human labor. Speaking at the VivaTech conference in Paris, Bezos contradicted figures like former UK PM Rishi Sunak who warned AI is harming young people's job prospects. Bezos, who now runs robotics and space travel companies, predicted AI will lead to a labor shortage rather than mass unemployment.
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· 3 pulledAI will lead to more need for workers rather than make people redundant
the tech will unlock new opportunities and increase demand for human labour
AI was having an impact on young people's job prospects
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