09:10 AM EDT, 03/24/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Amazon's ( AMZN ) Amazon Web Services is accelerating the development of artificial intelligence to automate tasks in its sales, business development and other areas where it recently laid off hundreds of workers, The Information reported Tuesday, citing two people who have used the technology.

Specifically, AWS has been working on an AI agent that aids its sales staff in providing customers with quick answers to technical questions, the people reportedly said.

Amazon ( AMZN ) didn't immediately reply to a request for comment from MT Newswires.

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