Amazon cuts jobs in team focused on tech that Google, Microsoft says is their ‘biggest’ goals

Amazon has laid off employees from its Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) team, a report by the news agency Reuters claims. This unit is responsible for developing AI models and technologies to create systems that can perform at or beyond human capability across a wide range of tasks. The cuts come even as the company describes AGI as one of its most important long-term priorities. This is an area that competitors including Google, Microsoft and OpenAI are also investing heavily in. Confirming the layoffs, Amazon told Reuters that it was reducing roles in parts of its AGI organisation while continuing to invest in AI development."We've been building large AI models for several years, and it remains one of the most important things we're working on. We’re sharpening our focus on the initiatives that matter most for customers, so we can move faster on what counts.