Amazon said Wednesday that it is cutting jobs within its Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) group. The company did not disclose how many employees were affected or which parts of the AGI unit were impacted by the layoffs. The AGI group focuses on building AI models and includes teams working on silicon development and quantum computing initiatives.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a fast-moving space, and we\u2019re sharpening our focus on the initiatives that matter most for customers, so we can move faster on what counts,\u201d an Amazon spokesperson told CNBC in a statement. \u201cThat focus means some difficult decisions, including eliminating some roles within parts of our AGI organization, even as we continue to invest in the areas most important to our customers\u2019 future.\u201d<\/p>\n
READ: Meta layoffs put four employees on visa at risk of leaving US <\/a>(July 21, 2026)<\/p>\n The AGI group is a core part of Amazon\u2019s AI strategy as the company tries to keep up with competitors like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. AGI generally refers to AI that can perform as well or better than humans on most tasks.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been building large AI models for several years, \u200band it remains one of the most important things we\u2019re working on,\u201d said an Amazon spokesman following a Reuters inquiry. \u201cWe\u2019re sharpening our focus on the \u200binitiatives that matter most for customers, so we can move \u200bfaster on what counts. That focus means some difficult decisions, including eliminating some \u200croles \u2060within parts of our AGI organization.\u201d<\/p>\n Rohit Prasad, a top Amazon executive overseeing AGI, left<\/a> the company at the end of last year, and the head of its AGI Lab David Luan left \u200bin February. AGI work \u200bwas consolidated \u2060under Senior Vice President Peter DeSantis in December 2025 as part of a larger group that also \u200bincludes silicon development and quantum computing.<\/p>\n According to Reuters, employees under Adeeb \u200bShanaa, vice \u2060president of artificial general intelligence data services, and Vishal Sharma, vice president of AGI information, reported being impacted by the cuts<\/a> on \u2060online \u200bforums on Wednesday.<\/p>\n