The firm’s workforce will shrink from 96,400 in June to 75,000 by year-end, aligning with CEO Tan's economically-driven investment strategy.

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan told employees in a staff-wide memo yesterday that the company plans to cut its workforce by roughly 15%—more than 25,000 jobs—aiming to end the year with about 75,000 employees worldwide. The cuts are part of the struggling chipmaker’s efforts to turn things around and compete in the booming AI market.

Intel’s plans appeared to deflate investors. Intel shares took a hit, with Intel’s market value showing a loss of $8 billion at one point, according to Reuters. Meanwhile, AMD is riding the AI wave to greater sales, and Nvidia’s value has exploded over the past few years, also thanks to its AI-friendly chips.