AWS CEO Garman Rejects AI Job Apocalypse Fears, Commits to 11,000 New Hires

On June 24, 2026, Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman intensified his pushback against predictions of mass white-collar job losses from AI, stressing that roles will change rather than disappear. Building on his earlier remarks that roughly half of such positions may evolve, Garman highlighted Amazon’s plan to hire over 11,000 interns and recent graduates this year despite having cut 14,000 corporate roles last year. He compared AI’s impact to the introduction of Excel, noting that new jobs will emerge as workers adapt. The comments reinforce AWS’s view of AI as a productivity driver while underscoring continued investment in entry-level talent amid an end-2025 global workforce of 1.58 million.