Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the 14,000-person layoffs were due to “culture” and “removing layers” from its internal structure, not really AI or financial factors
And It's Not Because of AI or Cost Cutting Surbhi Jain / Benzinga : Andy Jassy Is Turning Amazon Into The 'World's Largest Startup' — One Layer At A Time Eugene Kim / Business Insider : Amazon's CEO says its 14,000 job cuts weren't driven by costs or AI: 'It's about culture' Allison Smith / Modern Retail : Amazon CEO expects to ‘find ways’ to partner with third-party AI shopping agents in the future The Economic Times : Amazon layoffs not driven by AI but by culture: CEO Andy Jassy Mike Moore / TechRadar : Amazon CEO says recent mass layoffs were due to “culture” and “removing layers” - not AI Verdict : Amazon's latest layoffs are not about AI replacing jobs NDTV Profit : Not AI Or Costs, Amazon CEO Cited This Reason Behind Mass Layoffs Moneycontrol : Amazon CEO Andy Jassy finally reveals the reason behind laying off 14,000 employees Chaitanya Kohli / MediaNama : Amazon To Lay Off 14,000 Workers As AI Adoption Gathers Pace Bruce Gil / Gizmodo : Amazon CEO Now Says AI Is Not Responsible for Recent Layoffs NewsMax.com : Amazon Cut 14,000 to Remain 'World's Largest Startup' Clare Duffy / CNN : Amazon just explained why it laid off 14,000 workers. It's not what you expected Adam Chitwood / The Wrap : Amazon CEO Says 14,000-Person Layoffs Weren't Due to AI or Finances: 'It's About Culture' X: Evan / @stockmktnewz : Amazon $AMZN CEO Andy Jassy just said when asked about Amazon's recent corporate layoffs: “The announcement that we made a few days ago was not really financially driven. And it's not even really AI driven, not right now at least. It really. It's culture. And if you grow as [image] Bluesky: Jason Calacanis / @jasonmcalacanis : “not really” is doing a lot of work in that sentence. [embedded post] Emil Protalinski / @emilprotalinski : Oh, come on, Jassy. Your own memo said it was due to AI. [embedded post] @s2udios : Amazon CEO Andy Jassy delivered an unexpected explanation for the company's decision to eliminate 14,000 corporate positions this week, attributing the cuts to “culture” rather than financial pressures or artificial intelligence automation. The announcement came during Thursday's earnings call [image] Forums: Msmash / Slashdot : Amazon CEO Says Massive Corporate Layoffs Were About Agility - Not AI or Cost-Cutting