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Amazon plans to replace workers with robots

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Amazon’s rapid growth has transformed Seattle and the country’s workforce.

Soon, that growth might not include human employees.

Their 10-year plan involves more robots, and potentially fewer human workers.

We’ll talk with New York Times tech reporter Karen Weise about what she found out.

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