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Kali Hays

AI robotics will take on human labor, so humans can 'engage their brains better,' former Amazon exec says

Fortune Brainstorm AI 2024

Robots will replace human labor, to some extent and over time, but people shouldn’t be too worried, according to a long-time Amazon executive with a new AI supply chain start-up.

“Robotics will drive a ton in labor savings over time,” Dave Clark, the former CEO of Amazon’s consumer business and now founder of the AI supply-chain start-up auger, said Monday during Fortune’s Brainstorm AI conference in San Francisco. “Unfortunately, we've made productivity sort of a dirty word. But we keep finding better ways to engage people’s brains." 

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