Soundtrack to 8,000 Job Cuts: A Meta Worker’s Layoff-Themed A.I. Songs

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• An anonymous Meta employee created an internal radio station called “520 FM” using the company’s own AI tools to provide musical support and relief to employees affected by recent layoffs.

• Meta laid off 8,000 employees, which makes up 10% of its workforce, as part of a shift towards becoming an AI-first company.

• Many employees shared somber messages or used salad emojis as a way to salute their colleagues through difficult times.

• The AI-generated songs on the internal radio station cover various genres like hip-hop, country, rock, and metal. One such track with a tongue-in-cheek chorus was titled “Meta Layoff.”

• Other songs on “520 FM” included references to missing colleagues and joked about the layoffs.

• The employee who created the station has not been publicly named, with only a few employees speaking to The New York Times due to fear of retaliation.

• Some employees appreciated the radio station as a positive distraction and a supportive gesture from the anonymous creator.

• Meta declined to comment on the radio station or the broader layoffs.

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