Amazon Cuts Jobs in AGI Division: Report
Amazon has reportedly eliminated an undisclosed number of roles in its artificial general intelligence unit as it concentrates resources on fewer AI projects.
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Amazon has cut jobs in parts of its artificial general intelligence (AGI) unit as it narrows its focus within one of its most closely watched technology businesses, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
The company did not disclose how many employees were affected.
The reductions follow a broader round of about 16,000 job cuts announced in January and a series of smaller workforce changes across Amazon.
“We’ve been building large AI models for several years, and it remains one of the most important things we’re working on,” an Amazon spokesperson told Reuters.
“We’re sharpening our focus on the initiatives that matter most for customers, so we can move faster on what counts. That focus means some difficult decisions, including eliminating some roles within parts of our AGI organization.”
AGI generally refers to a still-theoretical form of AI able to perform a wide range of intellectual tasks at human level or beyond. No company is widely accepted to have achieved it.
The reductions affected teams led by Adeeb Shanaa, vice president of AGI data services, and Vishal Sharma, vice president of AGI information, according to posts by employees on online forums cited by Reuters. The full extent of the cuts was not immediately clear.
The changes follow a reorganization of Amazon’s advanced technology operations. In December, the company placed its AGI work, custom chip development and quantum computing teams under Peter DeSantis, a senior vice president and 27-year Amazon veteran.
Rohit Prasad, who had overseen Amazon’s AGI operations, left the company at the end of 2025. David Luan, head of its AGI Lab, departed in February.
Amazon’s latest changes leave DeSantis overseeing three expensive and strategically linked areas: AI models, the chips used to train and run them, and quantum computing.
The structure gives the company tighter control over how it allocates talent and infrastructure while it competes with other large technology groups in advanced AI.
