Amazon employees admit to using AI unnecessarily to boost internal usage scores — workers complain of intense pressure to use AI tools

Amazon employees reportedly inflated AI usage metrics by overusing internal tools to meet weekly adoption targets and climb leaderboards.

Workers said they felt pressure to show heavy AI use, even though Amazon said the numbers would not affect performance reviews.

Similar behavior has also been reported at Meta and Microsoft, suggesting broader pressure across big tech to prove AI adoption.

The case raises concerns that internal usage data may be gamed, distorting demand signals for GPUs, power, and AI infrastructure.