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Amazon’s layoffs are a warning, not just for those directly affected but for the entire American workforce. The expectation that education, experience, or loyalty will safeguard careers is rapidly eroding. Instead, success in the new economy favors those who understand AI, can work alongside it, or create value through human-AI collaboration.
The nation faces fundamental questions: How will society support displaced workers? How will economic growth be sustained in a landscape with fewer stable jobs? What social policies are necessary to ensure that technological advances benefit all, not just corporations?