At Amazon, employees are dismissed by the algorithm, even if there were no complaints in the work

According to the publication's sources familiar with the company's strategy, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos believes that cars

make decisions faster and more accurately than people - this reduces costs and gives the company a competitive advantage.

It was reported that every year thousands of workers fall under layoffs initiated by artificial intelligence: in total, more than 125 thousand people work at Amazon warehouse complexes. 

The experience of Amazon became known earlierwith an AI system that monitors the performance of contract drivers: using an application called Flex, the company pays car owners $25 per hour to deliver goods. But when they register, algorithms begin to track their actions.

Monitor if the driver has arrived at the stationunloading at the stated time, where he left the parcel and whether the order was completed on time. A person whose job is deemed ineffective by the AI ​​may receive an email notification of the termination of their contract without the involvement of their boss.

It is noted that the algorithm may make mistakes,for example, to build the delivery of goods to a faulty parcel locker. According to Amazon workers familiar with the program surveyed by the publication, 95% of drivers fulfill orders on time, and only 5% encounter problems.

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