The job cuts come as Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has said he envisions the company relying on AI agents to replace human workers.

Amazon will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as it restructures around AI, trimming layers and bureaucracy while shifting work toward automation.

Amazon's HR chief also explained the 14,000 cuts in part by saying AI is helping companies innovate faster.

Amazon said it will cut approximately 14,000 white-collar jobs as it seeks to gain efficiencies -- and as it prepares for advances in artificial intelligence in running the company.

Amazon has announced it will be scything more than 14,000 jobs as part of its efforts to streamline operations in the era of artificial intelligence.

Amazon is betting that its large language model is large enough to do the jobs of 14,000 humans. The company announced in a memo today that it would be cutting 14,000 corporate jobs as part of its larger aim of “reducing bureaucracy,

Walmart and OpenAI join forces to bring AI-powered shopping to ChatGPT, forever changing search, discovery, and retail competition with Amazon.

AWS’s market share has fallen from nearly 50% in 2018 to 38% as Microsoft, Google and upstart cloud companies gain ground rapidly. Amazon is replacing executives and reorganizing teams to speed up AI product launches and restore AWS’s once-commanding competitive advantage.