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The tensions at Amazon continue to mount as the company doubles down on technological advancements, while employees resist this “warp-speed approach to AI development.” Over 1,000 Amazon workers have signed an open letter to the company, urging it to rethink its commitment to rushing headlong towards technology that could do irreparable damage to the planet. Unlike recent resistance efforts at other organizations, which centered around employee well-being and working conditions on the job, the Amazon workers’ warning is also tailored towards climate action, making it a multi-layered demand for better
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