Meta Axes 8,000 Jobs, Redirects 7,000 More in AI Pivot
Meta is cutting 10% of its workforce and reassigning thousands more as it goes all-in on artificial intelligence.
Meta just pulled the trigger on massive layoffs. The company is cutting 8,000 employees — roughly 10% of its entire staff — as it barrels toward becoming an AI-first company.
But the bloodletting doesn't stop there. Another 7,000 workers are being reassigned to AI initiatives, meaning a combined 15,000 employees are directly affected by the restructuring.
The company warned staff last month that the mass layoffs would land on May 20. No surprises there — just the grim math of a Silicon Valley giant reshuffling its priorities.
This is Meta's clearest signal yet that it's betting the farm on artificial intelligence. The scale of the workforce shift is staggering: between layoffs and reassignments, roughly 15,000 roles are being reshaped around AI.
For the thousands shown the door, Meta's AI-first future starts without them.