BlockBeats News, July 22, Amazon (AMZN) on Wednesday carried out layoffs in its General Artificial Intelligence (AGI) department, the latest in a series of small-scale layoffs since the large-scale layoff in January.

“We have been building large AI models for years, which remains one of our most important ongoing work,” an Amazon spokesperson said. “We are focusing on the projects most critical to customers to accelerate progress in key areas. This focus means making some tough decisions, including reducing positions in the AGI organization.”