The AI Daily Brief · Friday, July 24, 2026
Amazon has reportedly cut staff in its AI group, which was formed in 2023 to train frontier models. The company is also reportedly shutting down its entire AI lab, though a spokesperson stated this is a narrowing of scope and not the end of model training.
“According to reports, the company has cut staff in their AI group.”
“Now Amazon has acknowledged that ranking file staff are being let go as the unit narrows its scope.”
“On Thursday, we learned that this is not just a wave of layoffs from the team, but Amazon is shutting down the entire AI lab.”