"We’re convicted that we need to be organized more leanly, with fewer layers and more ownership, to move as quickly as possible for our customers and business," the company told staff Tuesday.

The AI-related layoffs at Amazon and some other firms reflect a "hollowing out of middle-skilled workers," Lynn Wu, a professor of operations, information and decisions at the University of Pennsylvania, told ABC News.

Twitch is facing another brutal round of layoffs as Amazon slashes tens of thousands of jobs amid a major pivot to artificial intelligence.

Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday confirmed plans to cut nearly 14,000 corporate jobs, just months after Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy signalled that the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) would lead to a smaller workforce.

In January, Amazon ordered its corporate workforce to return to working in offices five days a week to boost collaboration, brainstorming and innovation. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy also expressed in his annual letter to shareholders,

If confirmed, the layoffs could be one of the largest seen in recent months. It would be Amazon's biggest cuts since 2022, when the company let go of around 27,000 workers over se