Jeff Bezos told the VivaTech conference in Paris that artificial intelligence will ultimately create a global labor shortage rather than mass unemployment. He argued that AI will lower barriers to innovation and productivity, enabling people to “build and create” more. His comments come as companies worldwide cut jobs citing AI‑driven efficiencies, and as a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows half of Americans fear AI threatens their household’s employment. Bezos maintained that humans have “endless” work to do and that AI will expand, not shrink, economic opportunity.
See "AI will lead to labour shortages, Bezos says in optimistic talk", Staff, Reuters, June 17, 2026