"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."
"We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing other types of jobs. It's hard to know exactly where this nets out over time, but in the next few years, we expect that this will reduce our total corporate workforce as we get efficiency gains from using AI extensively across the company."
Amazon plans to cut roughly 14,000 corporate positions, about 4% of its workforce, to reduce bureaucracy, remove layers, and shift resources to its biggest bets and customer needs. The company expanded headcount during the pandemic and now faces investor pressure to tighten finances. Amazon reported disappointing AI gains and lags competitors like Microsoft in AI growth. A major AWS outage recently disrupted numerous popular websites and apps. Leadership expects AI-driven efficiency gains to reduce the corporate workforce over the next few years. Reports previously estimated cuts could affect up to 30,000 corporate jobs.
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