AI will reshape and reduce Amazon’s corporate workforce. But this is more than another cost-cutting move. It’s a new phase in a multi-year effort to remake the company from the inside out. The process began when Jassy took over Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ empire nearly four years ago.

Andy Jassy doesn’t speak like the CEO of a USD 2 trillion giant. He speaks like someone still pitching an idea in a boardroom. That, perhaps, is the most revealing insight into how Amazon has built a business empire that spans ecommerce,