Amazon engineers criticize company's AI data center expansion at Seattle City Council meeting amid layoffs
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Amazon engineers in Seattle publicly criticized their employer during a Seattle City Council meeting, where officials unanimously passed a one-year moratorium on new mega data center developments. The engineers slammed Amazon for prioritizing AI data center expansion while simultaneously conducting layoffs of other workers, highlighting the tension between the company's AI investments and its workforce reductions.
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Amazon engineers in Seattle slam employer for AI data amid layoffs
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