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prediction: Amazon isn't doing all these layoffs because of "automation", it's using "AI" as a veil to mask bad company finances. they got to monopoly position by undercutting prices and the model isn't sustainable anymore.

as a consequence, all the EU companies that are racing to divest from USA clouds and break free of AWS vendor lock-in are going to dodge a bullet—the upcoming economic crisis is going to hit Amazon hard, and they're going to pass on the costs to everyone still dependent on AWS.

(bookmarking this toot so I can brag about being right in the future)