Amazon is cutting positions within its artificial general intelligence (AGI) division, confirmed on Wednesday, as Chief Executive Andy Jassy sharpens the company’s focus on high-impact customer initiatives, despite a company-wide push to pour billions into AI infrastructure and just months after a sweeping January reduction that affected roughly 16,000 employees. The company declined to disclose the exact number of roles eliminated in the AGI unit. An Amazon spokesperson characterized the move as a difficult but necessary realignment driven by the rapid evolution of the AI landscape. The workforce reduction follows executive turnover: Rohit Prasad, who previously oversaw the AGI business, departed at the end of last year; David Luan, who led Amazon’s AGI Lab, left in February; and in December, the company consolidated its AGI efforts under Senior Vice President Peter DeSantis. Online posts from employees on Wednesday indicated that teams under Adeeb Shanaa, vice president of AGI data services, and Vishal Sharma, vice president of AGI information, were hit by the cuts. The AGI layoffs are part of a wider corporate efficiency campaign Jassy has championed since taking the helm.