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Amazon cuts jobs inside its AGI unit, which spans Nova models, silicon, and quantum computing

7/22/2026

Running model development, silicon work, and quantum computing research inside a single organizational unit means the resource allocation problem never goes away.

Amazon has cut jobs inside its artificial general intelligence division, the group that holds all three workstreams and has already shipped one product: a family of AI models called Nova.

Three workstreams, one unit Each of those programs operates on a different time horizon and a different cost structure. Model development competes on release cadence.

The gap between training a new model and shipping it externally is short, and competitive pressure from the rest of the industry keeps it that way.

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