# Amazon introduced new software meant to speed up the process by excising a sizable chunk of the human element.

*business · news · 2026-04-28 · The Straits Times*

## Key points

- Amazon unveiled Connect Talent, AI software that removes in-person interviews from mass hiring processes.
- The company introduced 'humorphism,' a new AI design philosophy aiming to adapt technology to human work styles.
- Connect Talent conducts AI-led interviews and generates recruiter notes without any human intervention.
- Amazon launched Connect Decisions, AI software for analyzing and compiling data for supply chain optimization.
- Amazon linked recent corporate job cuts to increased efficiencies from new AI technologies.

**Companies:** Amazon, OpenAI, Microsoft, Alphabet
**Countries:** United States

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