Amazon has cut jobs within its artificial general intelligence (AGI) division as part of a broader restructuring of its artificial intelligence operations, marking the latest in a series of targeted workforce reductions across the company.
The layoffs affected employees working on AGI, a unit focused on developing advanced AI systems capable of handling complex, autonomous tasks. The company did not disclose the number of roles eliminated. In a statement, Amazon said it is refining its priorities to focus on initiatives that deliver the most value to customers, acknowledging that the shift has led to the removal of some positions.
The move follows a pattern of smaller, division-level cuts since Amazon completed a major round of corporate layoffs earlier. In March, the company reduced roles in its robotics division, impacting at least 100 white-collar employees. Another round of job cuts in May targeted its Selling Partner Services unit. These reductions came after Amazon eliminated approximately 16,000 corporate roles in January and an additional 14,000 in October 2025, bringing total cuts since late 2025 to around 30,000 positions, or roughly 10% of its corporate workforce.
Despite the job reductions, Amazon continues to invest heavily in artificial intelligence. CEO Andy Jassy has indicated that advances in automation and generative AI will reshape the company’s workforce, reducing the need for certain roles while increasing demand for others.
The AGI division has also seen changes in leadership. In September 2025, Karthik Ramakrishnan, a vice president involved in overseeing the initiative, stepped down after more than a decade with the company.
Jassy has previously framed the company’s restructuring as a correction following pandemic-era overexpansion rather than a direct consequence of AI adoption. During a third-quarter earnings call, he emphasized that the changes were driven more by cultural factors than immediate financial pressures or AI-led displacement.
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