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Amazon’s (AMZN) latest delivery innovation, AI-powered smart glasses for its drivers, combines computer vision and augmented reality to deliver turn-by-turn navigation, package scanning, and proof-of-delivery capture without drivers having to look at their phones. The system also includes a vest controller, swappable battery, prescription lens support, and an emergency button for direct contact with dispatch.

Amazon says the next generation of these glasses will do more than navigate; they’ll detect hazards, confirm correct drop-offs, and even identify pets or obstacles in the yard. The goal is an end-to-end delivery system powered by AI, where human judgment and machine intelligence operate side by side.

This kind of human-AI collaboration will soon define “augmented labor” across industries. Retail, manufacturing, and healthcare will all adopt tools that push context, instructions, and real-time data directly into a worker’s field of view.

Is this what an augmented workforce will look like in a few years?

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