Amazon Cuts 14,000 Corporate Jobs While Accelerating $40 Billion AI Investment Strategy

Oct 28, 2025 08:27 pm CST

Amazon is eliminating 14,000 corporate positions (4% of its corporate workforce) while investing heavily in artificial intelligence infrastructure, with CEO Andy Jassy committing $40 billion to data centers across multiple states in 2024. The strategic shift represents what analysts call "a tipping point away from human capital to technological infrastructure" as Amazon competes with tech giants in the rapidly expanding AI space.