Speaking at the VivaTech conference in Paris, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said artificial intelligence will expand employment, not eliminate it, arguing that productivity gains will create a “labor shortage” as new opportunities open—especially in physical manufacturing targeted by his new AI venture, Prometheus. His optimism contrasts with warnings from some politicians and unions, including the U.K.’s Trades Union Congress, which cautions that poorly managed AI adoption could replicate deindustrialization by degrading or displacing jobs. Bezos also outlined a long-term space vision centered on establishing a permanent lunar foothold and using in-situ resources to refuel rockets. Addressing a recent setback, he said Blue Origin’s uncrewed New Glenn test explosion at Cape Canaveral caused no injuries and spared key infrastructure, with CEO Dave Limp expecting launches to resume by year-end. On the show floor, a Unitree humanoid robot controlled via a brain-computer interface from French firm HABS drew crowds, underscoring a broader shift of AI from software into the physical world.
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