# Adeeb Shanaa

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-22**: AGI workforce reduction announced — Amazon confirms job cuts within the AGI organization, affecting teams under VPs Shanaa and Sharma, with the total number of impacted employees not immediately disclosed.
- **2026-02**: David Luan departs Amazon — The head of Amazon's AGI Lab leaves, further depleting the senior leadership of the AGI group.
- **2026-01**: Company-wide layoffs of 16,000 jobs — Amazon eliminates approximately 16,000 roles across the company, the largest single round of cuts in its history.
- **2025-12**: AGI operations consolidated under Peter DeSantis — Amazon merges its AGI division with silicon development and quantum computing under SVP Peter DeSantis, signaling a hardware-software integrated approach.
- **2025-12**: Rohit Prasad departs — The executive who oversaw Amazon's AGI efforts leaves the company, creating a leadership gap in the AI research organization.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Amazon Cuts AGI Jobs After 16,000 Layoffs: What HR Leaders Must Know
2026-07-25 14:20:15 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 4

Amazon’s latest layoffs in its AGI division mark a continuing pattern of workforce realignment. Following the elimination of 16,000 roles in January, the company is now trimming its most advanced AI unit, raising questions about talent retention, organizational restructuring, and the future of AI workforces.
Full story: https://gethrbrief.com/story/amazon-agi-layoffs-hr-impact-16k

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