- The AWS CEO, Matt Garman, says that younger workers are the most committed to AI
- They are also cheap to train with future skills.
- Workers must be prepared to learn and for change
The Amazon Web Services CEO (AWS), Matt Garman, has called the idea of saying goodbye to Junior workers because AI can do their job “the dester thing I’ve heard.”
Speaking in a YouTube interview with Matthew Berman, Garman supported his position by arguing that Junior staff is usually the least expensive, but also the most committed to AI tools, therefore, they are better configured to feel the impulse of AI in their workflows, instead of being replaced by him.
When observing the scenario in the longer term, Garman added without Junior employees winning experience, companies will not have a qualified workforce in the future.
AWS CEO does not see AI replacing human roles
Consequently, Garman advocated the continuous hiring of graduates to teach them the central software and problem -solving skills to future challenges in the workplace, such as the shortage of current skills.
It still encourages the use of AI tools, but to help instead of replacing the junior talent.
When asked about how much AWS code it is now written by AI (we know that at least one third of Google, Meta and the Microsoft code are now generated by AI), Garman described the notion as a “silly metric”, but acknowledged that more than 80% of the company’s developers now use the work flows through the generation of code and more.
Garman indicated that “curious” workers take full advantage of AI, combining their own desire to learn more with Amazon training initiatives.
He added that workers should “be flexible, be willing to learn and be willing to accept that their work can be a bit different,” noting that this is a moment of transition.
In general, positive for the future of Jobs, Garman’s thoughts align with the thoughts of the Amazon CEO, Andy Jassy, on AI’s impact on the workforce.
In June 2025, former AWS CEO Jassy acknowledged that AI will finally end up replacing some human workers, but would release other works to avoid a net loss of roles.
