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AI will lead to labour shortages, Bezos says in optimistic talk

Jeff Bezos stated that artificial intelligence is more likely to cause labor shortages than widespread unemployment by increasing the overall demand for human productivity. He argued that as technology boosts efficiency, the economy will require more workers to meet expanding needs rather than fewer people to perform existing tasks.

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