(NewsNation) — Delivery giants Amazon and UPS have announced plans to cut thousands of jobs, sparking growing concern around the replacement of workers with artificial intelligence. As the AI boom accelerates, companies are rethinking how much human labor they need. UPS has cut about 34,000 jobs so far this year, according to the Associated Press, with plans to eliminate another 14,000 positions, mostly in management.

Amazon announced in a letter to employees Tuesday that it would also cut 14,000 corporate jobs, a 4% reduction in its corporate workforce, as it leans more on artificial intelligence to boost efficiency, the outlet reported.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said new AI tools will help the company “do more with less.” Internal documents show Amazon’s robotics division aims to automate

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