AWS CEO says using AI to replace junior staff is 'Dumbest thing I've ever heard'

Re:AWS CEO says using AI to replace junior staff is 'Dumbest... by JCM9 on Thursday August 21, 2025 @09:45AM (#44972729)

So to summarize:

My boss said we were gonna fire a bunch of people “because AI” as part of some fluff PR to pretend we were actually leaders in AI. We tried that a bit, it was a total mess and we have no clue what we’re doing, I’ve been sent out to walk back our comments.

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Re:AWS CEO says using AI to replace junior staff is 'Dumbest... by darth_avocado on Thursday August 21, 2025 @10:19AM (#44973135)

They are still not hiring junior engineers

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Re:AWS CEO says using AI to replace junior staff is 'Dumbest... by JCM9 on Thursday August 21, 2025 @10:39AM (#44973371)

Well they’re just trying to reduce headcount overall to get the expenses for AWS in better shape and work through some bloat. The “we’re doing layoffs because of AI” story wasn’t sticking though so looks like now they’re backtracking that story line.

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Re:AWS CEO says using AI to replace junior staff is 'Dumbest... by daxfohl on Thursday August 21, 2025 @01:01PM (#44975186)

Boss->VP: "We need to fire people because AI"

VP->Public: "We'll replace all our engineers with AI in two years"

Boss->VP: "I mean we need to fire VPs because AI"

VP->Public: "Replacing people with AI is stupid"

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