According to internal communications reviewed by Reuters, Ramakrishnan, a 13-year veteran of Amazon, did not indicate whether he had secured another role. He also declined to comment when contacted.
Ramakrishnan played a key role in developing the first iteration of Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant and Echo devices. His career began at Netscape before moving to Tellme Networks, which was later acquired by Microsoft, his LinkedIn profile shows.
AGI—the next frontier of artificial intelligence—is envisioned as technology capable of matching or surpassing human-level intelligence, with potential applications in sectors ranging from healthcare and finance to warfare.
His departure follows a series of high-profile exits, including Vasi Philomin, a vice president overseeing generative AI, and Jon Jones, former head of AWS global startups and venture capital.
Amazon is working to strengthen its AI standing against rivals like OpenAI and Google. The company has invested around $8 billion in Anthropic, integrating its Claude model into Alexa and an internal chatbot known as Cedric.
At an internal all-hands meeting on Thursday, AWS chief Matt Garman urged employees to accelerate product rollouts, warning that Amazon risks losing momentum if customers must wait too long to try new services, according to Reuters.