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They found AI could develop software in under 7 minutes for less than $1 in costs, on average. The findings come after researchers published another study in which AI agents powered by large language models were able to run a virtual town on their own. Once the researchers gave the AI bots their roles, each bot was allocated to their respective stages. "Our experimental results demonstrate the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the automated software development process driven by CHATDEV," the researchers wrote in the paper. Nevertheless, the study isn't perfect: Researchers identified limitations, such as errors and biases in the language models, that could cause issues in the creation of software.
Persons: ChatDev, didn't, Daniel Dippold Organizations: Service, Brown University Locations: Wall, Silicon, Berlin
The first time I worked at Amazon I was on the same team the entire time, so I was already looking for a change. That was sort of the final thing that pushed me to look outside of Amazon and take a new job. I'm angry, I'm frustrated. I've never seen Amazon make any sort of large-scale, top-down mandate like this without some sort of reason behind it. The jobs I'm looking at are significant pay cuts.
Persons: Andy Jassy, It's, I've, I'm, Slack, Brad Glasser, we've Organizations: Amazon Locations: Amazon, Seattle
Amir Dan Rubin, CEO of primary care provider One Medical, which Amazon acquired about a year ago, is leaving the company later this year. Twitch CEO Emmett Shear resigned from Amazon in March, and Whole Foods CEO John Mackey retired last year. Amazon has looked to shore up its presence in health care through the One Medical and PillPack deals, as well as by developing services in-house. Last August, the company shuttered its Amazon Care telehealth service amid broader cost-cutting efforts. Haven, a joint venture intended to disrupt health care, disbanded in 202.
Persons: Amir Dan Rubin, Neil Lindsay, Rubin, Trent Green, Trent, PillPack, TJ Parker, Elliot Cohen, Twitch, Emmett Shear, John Mackey, It's Organizations: Amazon, Amazon Health Services, CNBC, Washington Post, Federal Trade Commission, Whole Foods Locations: Haven
The VP in charge of Amazon's ecommerce technology services has taken a sudden leave of absence. Sukumar Rathnam, an Amazon VP who was formerly Uber's chief technology officer, is taking a sudden leave of absence, Insider has learned. Rathnam was most recently VP of eCommerce services at Amazon, overseeing the retail giant's backend technology. It was his second stint at Amazon, after having spent almost 10 years in a retail VP role previously. Many Amazon employees voiced their opposition to RTO over the past 6 months, both publicly and privately, sparking an internal petition and a public walkout.
Persons: Sukumar Rathnam, Rathnam, Dave Treadwell, Ramesh Manne, Treadwell, Sukumar, Sundeep Jain, Rathnam's, Dave Clark, Jay Carney, Andy Jassy, Jeff Bezos, Brad Glasser, Glasser, Jassy Organizations: Amazon, Amazon's Locations: Amazon's
The Amazon Prime logo is displayed on the side of an Amazon delivery truck in Richmond, California, June 21, 2023. Prime subscribers, who pay $139 a year for free shipping and other services, will see no change. Shoppers who don't subscribe to Prime will have to spend at least $35 to qualify for free shipping, up from a previous minimum of $25. Amazon has tweaked the free shipping threshold for non-Prime members in the past. Walmart also has a $35 free shipping minimum for shoppers who aren't part of its loyalty program, Walmart+.
Persons: Kristina Pressentin, Pressentin, Andy Jassy Organizations: Amazon, UPS, Walmart Locations: Richmond , California
"Those were judgment decisions by our leadership team," Jassy continued. As a leadership team, we've decided that we will be better for customers and for our business being in the office." Jassy's comments are the latest in the months-long tension between Amazon's employees and leadership team over the company's aggressive RTO policy. Amazon's top leadership looked at "a number of pieces of data" over the past two years regarding remote work, Jassy said. Another person blamed Amazon's leadership team for over-expanding during the pandemic under the belief that the hyper growth would last for a long time.
Persons: Andy Jassy, Jassy, we've, didn't, doesn't, It's, Amazon's, it's Organizations: Amazon, Services, AWS
Recent updates for Amazon return to office policies
  + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +11 min
Previous pronouncements about the revolutionary benefits of remote work have been replaced by vague, data-light arguments on productivity gains from being in the office. Apple, Meta, Bloomberg and Google all have gleaming HQs that would look very silly if those companies continued to embrace remote work. Insider has asked Amazon for comment on its RTO policy several times in recent months and the company has responded. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn internal guideline, obtained by Insider, listed Amazon office locations and the dates they are expected to be fully "ready" to support the RTO mandate. That's what some Amazon employees have done by mocking the company's RTO policy and its famous leadership principles.
Persons: Brad Glasser, there's, we've, Amazon's, LINDSEY WASSON, Andy Jassy, Slack, Beth Galetti, Al Drago, Paul Vixie, Andy Jassy's, Mike Hopkins, Hopkins, Elaine Thompson, snafu, they'd Organizations: Amazon, Tech, Meta, Bloomberg, Google, Seattle, Reuters, Amazon SVP, Human, Services, Company, Amazon Video Locations: Seattle, Seattle , Washington , U.S, Beth Galetti REUTERS, Seattle , New York, Houston, Austin , Texas
Amazon employees are mocking the company's return-to-office policy in a very Amazon way. But the company's aggressive return-to-office policy , which has become a contentious issue internally , has caused some employees to enjoy mocking the famous principles. Earlier this week, an Amazon employee shared a satirical version, titled "Leadership Principles for RTO," on an internal staff forum. Leaders demote other leaders to individual contributor if they aren't willing to relocate to a hub office. There are extra points for growing headcount as long as it's in a hub office.
Persons: Andy Jassy, it's, didn't, blinders, It's, Butts Organizations: Amazon, Burn
The pair was photographed walking and sailing with A-listers Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, and Usher. Weeks earlier, the couple hosted a lavish engagement party on Bezos' $500 million yacht. Bezos and Sanchez were recently seen enjoying the summer weather with Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, and Usher, according to photos published in People. Bezos, Sanchez, Perry, Bloom, and Usher were photographed walking around Dubrovnik, Croatia, according to the report, a coastal city known for being a filming location for "Game of Thrones." Just weeks ago, the couple hosted an engagement party on Bezos' $500 million yacht in Italy, according to Page Six.
Persons: Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, Usher, Weeks, Bezos, Sanchez, Perry, Bloom, it's, Lil Nas X, Bill Gates, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kris Jenner, Mackenzie Scott Bezos Organizations: MEGA, Sanchez's, Amazon, Bezos Locations: Croatia, Europe, Dubrovnik, Portofino, Italy
Washington, DC CNN —Amazon has warned some of its US-based office workers that it is keeping a close eye on their in-person attendance at work, sending emails to those it believes are not complying with its return-to-office policies. Still other Amazon employees, however, claimed they received the email despite complying with the policy, and some said they did not receive the corporate email despite never going in to the office. In response to CNN’s request for comment, Amazon said it sent a follow-up email to employees clarifying who was meant to receive the original message: those who have rarely used their workplace ID badges to enter an Amazon office building. Amazon’s signal to workers that it is tracking their attendance comes after more than 1,000 of its corporate employees staged a walkout in May to protest the office policy. Still, even as Amazon chided certain employees this week for not showing up in person, some expressed an indifference to the warning.
Persons: , , Meta, Mark Zuckerberg Organizations: DC CNN, Amazon, CNN, Google Locations: Washington
Some Amazon staff got an email warning them about their office attendance records. The email and internal ticket also suggest that Amazon may be tracking individual office attendance records, even though it previously said it only saved "anonymized" data . Another said this is "peak absurdity" since most employees who received the warning email have been complying with the rules. One of the points added to the internal ticket said future communications should not include "gaslighting-like language" because "it does not come across well." As a reminder, you can find FAQs about working from the office on Inside Amazon News and My HR.
Persons: they've, I've Organizations: Amazon
Amazon, the United States' second-largest employer, will now offer fertility and family planning services to employees through a partnership with Maven Clinic. The free offering will be available to more than 1 million eligible Amazon employees spread across 50 countries outside of the U.S. and Canada. The addition of Amazon to the company's partnership portfolio means an increase of about 7% in patients under Maven's care. The continued challenges around reproductive health care in the U.S. highlights why there has been strong corporate interest in partnering with Maven. What's more, a survey by Maven revealed that 71% of companies are considering adding or have added reproductive health benefits in the wake of the decision.
Persons: Maven, Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling, Natalie Portman, Reese Witherspoon, Roe, Wade Organizations: Maven Clinic, Amazon, Maven, OB, CNBC Disruptor, CVS Health Ventures, Intermountain Health's VC, Microsoft, L'Oreal Locations: United States, Canada, America, U.S
For a fee of $200 to $400, sellers can pay for services like "Amazon Magic," as one broker on encrypted messaging service Telegram calls it. The Telegram group has over 13,000 members, and it's far from the only one. A public Facebook page identified by CNBC offers an internal screenshot service with "valuable insight into your seller account, allowing you to see how Amazon employees view your account and its performance." Account annotations, internal notes from an Amazon staffer on a seller's account, were among the confidential data being exchanged between the defendants and employees. The Amazon Magic group on Telegram is public, with users advertising black hat services almost daily.
Persons: Johnny Milano, Christy Distefano, Remi Vaughn Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, Telegram, Facebook Groups, Walmart, CNBC, Facebook, Amazon ., LinkedIn, Amazon, Street Journal, Department of Justice, FBI Locations: Melville , New York, China, India, Costa Rica, Ukraine
Some Amazon employees are upset about the company's new RTO mandate. Amazon is famous for using data to make decisions — except when it's forcing employees back to the office. Hopkins's comments have added to rising frustration among some Amazon employees over the company's return-to-office mandate. Following Hopkins's meeting, Amazon employees took to internal Slack channels to vent their concerns. Another suspected Amazon was intentionally hiding data, and said the RTO mandate was in conflict with the company's "Earth's best employer" commitment.
Persons: Mike Hopkins, Hopkins, Andy Jassy, we're, Amazon, Rob Munoz, we've, Eugene Kim Organizations: Amazon Video, Amazon, Amazon's Locations: Seattle
The CEO of real estate brokerage Redfin said anonymous forums are "places of pure misery." "Anonymity lets us slander one another without consequences, but it's also the only way to speak truth to power," Kelman said. "That led us to think there's a need for a third-party forum where people have the freedom to talk honestly about work," Kim said. "I was living there for six months and met with Amazon employees and signed them up in person – that's how we started flying." He also hosted parties and barbecues and invited Amazon workers so Blind could get more signups through word-of-mouth.
Persons: Redfin, Glenn Kelman, they're, Kyum Kim, it's, Kelman, Kim, Andrew Bosworth, Christian Charisius, Redfin didn't Organizations: Service, Meta, Twitter, Microsoft, Google, Korean, Amazon Locations: Wall, Silicon, Korea, California, Seattle
Amazon is asking employees to relocate to the "hub" office of their individual teams. Amazon employees who refuse to relocate near the "hub" office of their teams will either have to find a new job internally or leave the company through a "voluntary resignation." Under the initial return-to-office policy, Amazon employees could go into any office at least three times a week, regardless of where the majority of their team was. Some employees told Insider that made office work pointless because many still had to use video calls to connect with their teammates. Still, the change only adds to the frustration Amazon employees face.
Persons: Slack, Andy Jassy, Brad Glasser, there's, we've, Glasser, Amazon, it's, Amazon's, Beth Galetti, doesn't, Eugene Kim Organizations: Amazon, Employees, Amazon's Locations: Seattle , New York, Houston, Austin
Rosenberg, 48, is a well-known figure in the world of Amazon third-party sellers. The case provides an unfiltered glimpse into the cottage industry of consultants and brokers that has flourished alongside the growth of Amazon's third-party marketplace. A former Amazon employee was sentenced last year to 10 months in prison, while a consultant who also sold products on Amazon is serving 20 months in prison. In one case, Rosenberg made 33 different PayPal payments worth $18,650 to an Amazon employee in Seattle in exchange for confidential information about third-party seller accounts. He later admitted he made false statements about the case and admitted to bribing Amazon employees in a public apology posted online.
Persons: Ephraim, Ed, Rosenberg, it's, scammers, Joe Nilsen, Sellers, Nilsen, Rosenberg's, Jacob Laufer Organizations: Facebook, Amazon, Street Journal, Prosecutors, Seattle, Bloomberg, CNBC Locations: Brooklyn, China, Seattle
Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky said he's worried about the company itself when employees asked what keeps him up at night. Selipsky told employees to stay curious, restless, and dissatisfied with the status quo. Amazon employees in recent years have complained about the so-called "Day 2" mindset creeping in, as Insider previously reported. At last month's meeting, Selipsky alluded to the Day 2 culture by mentioning the difference between "incumbents" and "insurgents." You can only do that if you're restless and dissatisfied.
Persons: Adam Selipsky, he's, Selipsky, Adam Selispky, Andy Jassy, Amazon's, Seplisky, They're, there's, we'll Organizations: Amazon Web, Web, Amazon, Builders, AWS
Insider's investigation revealed that Amazon knowingly duped consumers into Prime subscriptions. The suit was the result of an Insider investigation in early 2022. One of those letters, reviewed by Insider, said the FTC made a Civil Investigative Demand to Amazon in March 2021. A CID is a legal document enforceable in court that seeks documents or other information related to an FTC investigation. In April 2022, the FTC sent more correspondence about the issue to Amazon lawyers, according to the letter, which cited Insider's original story from March 2022.
Persons: Amazon, Bezos, Eugene Kim, Graham Starr, CIDs, Andy Jassy, Dave Clark, Doug Herrington, Russ Grandinetti, Greg Greeley Organizations: Federal Trade Commission, Amazon, FTC, CID, Bezos Locations: Washington, Amazon's
But one of its most distinct offerings is much simpler: A stand for distributing free bananas. On Thursday, during the ribbon-cutting for Metropolitan Park, the first phase of the new Virginia headquarters, the bananas were free to Amazon employees and visitors, including Virginia Gov. The idea came from Amazon founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos, who wanted to offer a free snack that was healthy and didn't come heavily packaged, Amazon told Insider. Bananas have another advantage, Amazon told Insider: You don't need to wash them before taking a bite. A banana stand also popped up temporarily at Washington DC's Union Station in 2017 as the company was facing increasing criticism from Congress, according to the New York Times.
Persons: Amazon's, Jeff Bezos, , Glenn Youngkin Organizations: Service, Metropolitan Park, Virginia Gov, Amazon, Amazon's HQ2, Metropolitan, Washington City Business, ., Washington DC's, New York Times, Business Locations: Arlington , Virginia, Virginia, Arlington, New York City, Seattle, Bellevue, Nashville, Tokyo, Washington, DC's NoMa
Amazon faces Senate probe over warehouse safety
  + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Amazon's warehouse working conditions, which have come under increased scrutiny in recent years, are now at the heart of a congressional probe that's being led by Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Steve Kelly, an Amazon spokesperson, told CNBC in a statement that the company has received Sanders' letter and is in the early stages of reviewing it. The HELP committee posted a form on its website seeking testimonials from current and former Amazon employees about their experiences at the company. Amazon faces ongoing federal probes into its safety record beyond the Senate's actions. Amazon says it's made progress on reducing injuries across its U.S. operations, and continues to invest in safety initiatives, projects and programs.
Persons: Sen, Bernie Sanders, Andy Jassy, Sanders, Jeff Bezos, Steve Kelly, Jassy, it's, It's, Howard Schultz, Bezos Organizations: Health, Education, Labor, Pensions, Democratic, Amazon, CNBC, Occupational Safety, Health Administration, U.S, Attorney's, Department of Justice, OSHA, Starbucks Locations: Vermont
When Amazon first announced plans for a second corporate headquarters in 2017, it set off an epic bidding war. Virginia beat 237 competitors to win the project, and when it finally opened last week in the Crystal City section of Arlington, Virginia Gov. "We have high expectations because they are well placed," he told Amazon employees, "on an organization that delivers on promises made." But those promises from Amazon have changed dramatically from the original vision, which called for a $5 billion complex with 50,000 employees. Then, when local opposition blew up in New York, Amazon decided to ditch New York, put 25,000 employees in Arlington, and spread the rest among its other North American hubs.
Persons: Glenn Youngkin, there's, Holly Sullivan, Tom Stringer Organizations: Amazon, Arlington , Virginia Gov, Companies, BDO Locations: Virginia, Crystal, Arlington , Virginia, New York, States, Arlington, Queens , New York
This week, Amazon formally opened the doors of the first part of its new East Coast headquarters, dubbed HQ2, in northern Virginia. It raises the question why Amazon, with its sprawling campus in Seattle and a growing real estate footprint globally, needed to build a second headquarters. HQ2 has some of the same quirks as Amazon's Seattle campus. The towers feature plant-filled terraces and a rooftop urban farm that echoes the feel of the "Spheres," botanical gardenlike workspaces that anchor Amazon's Seattle office. Amazon's HQ2 features some of the same quirks as its Seattle headquarters, like a community banana stand.
Persons: Jeff Bezos, John Schoettler, Schoettler, John, Glenn Youngkin, Tasha Dooley, Bezos, Holly Sullivan, Sullivan, HQ2, wouldn't Organizations: Amazon, Microsoft, Puget, Seattle, Metropolitan Park, Companies, Employees Locations: Coast, Virginia, Arlington, Seattle, Redmond , Washington, HQ2, North America, New York's Long Island City, Crystal City, Arlington , Virginia, Long Island City, Nashville , Tennessee, Bellevue, There's
Some of those ideas were shared in an internal document titled, "Generative AI-ChatGPT Impact and Opportunity Analysis." Amazon employees are in a rush to take advantage of the sudden rise of ChatGPT and similar AI technology. Amazon employees want to use the AI chatbot to auto-generate software code and marketing materials, according to the document. Amazon employees are even planning to use ChatGPT for a main part of Amazon's decision-making process, called PRFAQ. The same rules apply to the new Microsoft Bing search engine that uses ChatGPT's technology, an internal document said.
Persons: Eugene Kim Organizations: Amazon, Bloomberg, Microsoft Locations: Amazon
"Amazon must be really scared about being late on all of this," one Amazon employee said in an interview. The same rules apply to the new Microsoft Bing search engine that uses ChatGPT's technology, an internal document said. "Since generative AI is all the rage right now, it will be included in the themes, and there will be a special award for the project that best demonstrates generative AI," the email said. Mike Blake/ReutersEmployees are still curious about Amazon's response to ChatGPT and generative AI, frequently bringing up the topic in internal town-hall meetings. He also said that Amazon's top leadership team, called the S-team, was "very excited about it" and that generative AI was a "big area of focus for us."
Persons: ChatGPT, Sam Altman, Sven Hoppe, It's, hackathons, Andy Jassy, Mike Blake, Adam Selipsky, Jassy, Eugene Kim Organizations: Amazon, Echo, Microsoft, Employees, Getty, Bloomberg, Burnham, Reuters Employees
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