Amazon’s cloud chief is urging business leaders to hold on to their junior employees — and stop replacing them with AI.
On an episode of the “Matthew Berman” podcast that aired on Tuesday, Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman said that using AI tools in place of junior employees was “one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard” because these employees are “the least expensive” and “the most leaned into your AI tools.”
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Garman encouraged companies to continue hiring and training their junior staff members. He asked students to focus on learning