Amazon announced Tuesday that it plans to cut 14,000 corporate jobs as part of a broader effort to become leaner in an era shaped by AI.

On social media and elsewhere, impacted employees and others reacted to Amazon's decision to cut 14,000 corporate and tech workers across numerous divisions.

Amazon confirmed plans to reduce its corporate workforce, impacting 14,000 employees. The company cited a need to be more lean and the increasing prevalence of artificial intelligence as reasons for the cuts. Those who do not find a new role will be offered severance pay and other transition benefits.

Amazon's podcast and audiobook division is also affected by the company's corporate layoffs, Business insider has learned.

Amazon’s 30,000 job cuts show even giants aren’t immune to today’s retail pressures: efficiency, automation, and consumer caution now define the new marketplace.

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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.

A s part of Amazon’s mass layoffs announced today, the company is making “significant” changes to its gaming division, including halting much of its work on first-party AAA MMOs, according to a memo from Steve Boom, VP of audio, Twitch, and games.