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Recent internal documents, obtained by the New York Times, unveil a far-reaching plan: Amazon intends to automate approximately 75% of its operations. This automation drive aims to replace more than half a million jobs in the United States alone, signaling a new wave of industrial transformation. While Amazon's US workforce has tripled since 2018 to nearly 1.2 million, automation efforts are projected to offset the need for over 160,000 new hires by 2027. These efficiencies are expected to reduce the cost of handling each item by about 30 cents, directly impacting Amazon’s profit margins.