Amazon has confirmed it is cutting 14,000 corporate jobs this week in an effort to be more "nimble" and try to "operate like the world’s largest startup." These cuts are believed to be focused on Amazon's corporate roles rather than warehouse or delivery staff and take hold as the company looks to streamline its operation thanks to AI.

Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President of People Experience and Technology at Amazon, confirmed the changes in a memo shared with Amazon staff today, October 28.

"Some may ask why we’re reducing roles when the company is performing well," she wrote.

"What we need to remember is that the world is changing quickly. This generation of AI is the most transformative technology we’ve seen since the Internet, and it's enabling companies to innovate much faster than

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