Retail giant Amazon plans to shed more than 100 San Diego jobs related to software development, which has been tied to artificial intelligence gains and a struggling video game division.

Amazon will lay off 145 workers in San Diego, with their last day set as Jan. 26, said a WARN notice required by state law. It was part of a nationwide layoff of 14,000 corporate workers.

The Seattle-based company had been increasing its San Diego office presence — outside of its retail warehouses — since 2017 . It has hired hundreds of local video game developers, software engineers and numerous positions related to technology.

In a blog post , the company said the nationwide layoffs were part of an effort to be leaner and less bureaucratic. It also cited AI as a reason to cut costs.

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