Amazon cuts 14,000 corporate jobs amid AI transition

( Just the News )

Amazon on Tuesday announced the elimination of 14,000 corporate jobs as the online retail giant shifts to using and spending more on artificial intelligence.

The company said that the move was also an effort to reduce bureaucracy, The Associated Press reported.

“The reductions we’re sharing today are a continuation of this work to get even stronger by further reducing bureaucracy, removing layers, and shifting resources to ensure we’re investing in our biggest bets and what matters most to our customers’ current and future needs,” an Amazon People Experience and Technology executive told employees.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said in June that he anticipated generative AI would reduce the company's corporate workforce in the next few years.

He also said that Amazon had more than 1,000 generative AI services and applications in progress or built, but that it was a “small fraction” of what the company plans to build.

In July, Amazon announced multi-billion-dollar investments to expand cloud infrastructure and advance AI innovation in Australia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.