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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Jaja Agpalo

Amazon Layoffs 2025: Firm 'Trading Talent for GPUs' to Protect AWS Margins, AI Analyst Says

When Amazon announced it was planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs this week, the narrative seemed simple: AI is finally automating white-collar work. CEO Andy Jassy himself has said AI tools would likely lead to further job cuts , and analysts suggested the company was seeing AI-driven productivity gains.

But in a viral TikTok video, AI Analyst and Product Leader Nate B. Jones claims this 'lazy narrative' is fundamentally wrong.

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