Amazon has revealed plans to cut around 14,000 corporate jobs as the technology giant rapidly shifts spending towards artificial intelligence (AI).

In a message to workers, the group said the job losses come as part of efforts to reduce layer and “bureaucracy” within the company while also shifting resources to investment in areas such as as AI.

It is understood all main global operations will be impacted, with the UK among those to see office roles axed.

Amazon employs more than 1.5 million staff globally in total, of which about 350,000 are in office-based roles – while the majority of workers are in warehouse jobs.

The company employs about 75,000 people in the UK.

Beth Galetti, senior vice president of people experience and technology at Amazon, said in a message to employees: “T

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