Amazon reportedly has a plan to replace more than half a million U.S. workers with “cobots,” and avoid hiring at least 160,000 human workers by 2027.

Despite hoping to double the number of products Amazon sells by 2033, executives are said to believe robotic automation could save them the trouble of hiring 600,000 people in the long run, according to internal documents obtained by the New York Times.

Insiders at the multitrillion-dollar retailer allegedly think that referring to their robots as “cobots” — a term that implies collaboration with humans — could soften the blow.

The company currently employs around 1.2 million U.S. workers and intends to add 250,000 more ahead of the holiday rush.

However, it’s unclear how long new hires will be needed as documents reportedly show A

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