Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said artificial intelligence will ultimately lead to labour shortages rather than widespread unemployment, pushing back against growing fears that AI will replace human workers.
Speaking at the VivaTech conference in Paris, Bezos said he disagreed with predictions that AI would make humans “redundant”, arguing instead that it would unlock new economic activity and increase demand for labour.
“I totally disagree with this point of view. And I think, in fact, AI is going to create a labour shortage,” he said.
Bezos’ comments come at a time when companies across the tech sector have announced major job cuts while accelerating investment in AI systems.
According to a report from Challenger, Gray and Christmas, US-based employers announced 97,000 job cuts in May, with around 40% linked to AI-related restructuring.
A separate Reuters/Ipsos poll found that about half of Americans believe AI could put them or someone in their household out of work, reflecting rising public anxiety over automation.
Major firms, including Amazon, have already reduced tens of thousands of corporate roles in recent years, with executives citing efficiency gains from AI tools and automation.
Bezos argued that human societies are constrained not by a lack of jobs, but by barriers that prevent new kinds of work from emerging.
He said AI would reduce those barriers, enabling “endless” opportunities across sectors by improving productivity and creating demand in new areas of the economy.
His remarks come amid broader pushback against AI adoption from labour groups, creative industries, and younger workers entering the job market, who have raised concerns about displacement and wage pressure.
Bezos also used the appearance to highlight his space company Blue Origin, saying advances in space technology could eventually allow heavy industry to move off Earth.
He suggested that asteroid and lunar resources could reduce environmental pressure on the planet if space travel becomes cheaper and more reliable.
Blue Origin CEO David Limp also confirmed reconstruction work on the company’s New Glenn launch pad in Florida is underway following a recent explosion, as the firm continues development of its heavy-lift rocket programme.
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