United Kingdom, June 18 -- Jeff Bezos believes artificial intelligence will create more jobs rather than eliminate them, pushing back against warnings that the technology could lead to mass unemployment.

Speaking at the VivaTech conference in Paris, the Amazon chief said concerns that AI would make human workers obsolete were misplaced.

Bezos said: "I know there's a lot of concern that many people have, including many smart people, that AI is going to make humans redundant and so on.

"I totally disagree with this point of view. And I think, in fact, AI is going to create a labour shortage."

The billionaire entrepreneur argued that AI would remove barriers that currently limit productivity and innovation, ultimately increasing demand f...