Meta Reassigns 7,000 Employees to Focus on A.I.

Meta announced the reclassification of 7,000 employees into four new organizations focused on artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives.
The new organizations aim to use “A.I. native design structures” and have fewer managers per employee than other company divisions.
The job reallocations are part of Meta’s broader transformation and efficiency drive, driven by heavy investment in AI technology.
In conjunction with these reshufflings, Meta announced layoffs affecting roughly 8,000 employees, accounting for about 10 percent of its workforce.
Meta’s leadership has invested $115 billion to $135 billion into AI this year and is setting up data centers to compete with similar efforts by rivals such as Google, Microsoft, and others in the tech industry.
The company has dialed back its previous efforts on the metaverse and has refocused employees on AI applications and incorporated AI use into performance reviews.
Following the reshuffling and layoff announcements, Meta workers endured privacy concerns as the company faced backlash over the use of employee data in the training of AI tools.
Employees affected by layoffs will receive up to 16 weeks of severance pay, with additional compensation based on their tenure with the company.

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