What Happened: The new policy was announced by Jamie Siminoff, the founder of Ring, on Wednesday, according to a Fortune report. It mandates that all promotion applications within Amazon’s RBKS organization must now include details on how AI is utilized in their roles.

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff has returned to the Amazon doorbell business and is reinstating its crime-fighting mission while emphasizing AI efficiency

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Amazon has laid off hundreds of employees in its AWS cloud division as part of a broader restructuring effort driven by the growing adoption of generative AI and CEO Andy Jassy's push to streamline operations.

Amazon confirmed layoffs in its cloud computing unit, AWS, and employees are trying to determine which teams were affected.

Amazon’s decarbonization goals are being undermined by its push to be a leader in generative AI. Its most recent sustainability report concedes its overall carbon emissions grew for the first time since 2022.

Amazon lays off hundreds in its AWS division, citing AI-driven changes and broader efficiency efforts across internal cloud and training teams.

Insiders tell The Register that a company-wide automation push means jobs are disappearing Amazon.com CEO Andy Jassy's predictions that automation would cost jobs at the company have proven accurate at Amazon Web Services.