By Dylan Bettencourt
- Amazon is cutting 14,000 corporate jobs as artificial intelligence replaces work once done by people across logistics, payments, gaming and cloud computing.
- CEO Andy Jassy and senior vice president Beth Galetti say the cuts will make Amazon more efficient.
Amazon is cutting about 14,000 corporate jobs as artificial intelligence continues to reshape how the company operates.
This is the second major round of job losses in two years. CEO Andy Jassy had already warned that fewer people would be needed as AI takes on more tasks once done by humans.
The cuts will hit a wide range of departments – from logistics and payments to video games and cloud computing. Insiders say the process began quietly months ago, with some teams told not to replace workers who leave, MyBroadband reported.
Beth Galetti, Amazon’s senior vice president for people experience and technology, said the job cuts are aimed at “getting stronger” by reducing unnecessary processes and focusing on areas that drive growth.
She added that Amazon will still hire for key positions, meaning the 14,000 figure is the net loss rather than the total number of layoffs.
Earlier reports suggested as many as 30,000 roles could be at risk – a move that would make this Amazon’s biggest round of cuts ever, surpassing the 27,000 jobs lost in 2022 and 2023.
The company employs about 1.55 million people worldwide, with around 350,000 in corporate roles. The latest cuts affect roughly 4% of that group.
Other tech giants are making similar moves. Salesforce says AI saves it billions each year by taking over sales and support work. Microsoft says AI now writes nearly a third of its code, while Workday uses it to reduce hiring needs.
Pictured above: An Amazon shirt.
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