Meta begins laying off 8,000 employees, or 10% of staff, in a push to become an AI-first company; another 7,000 workers will be reassigned to AI initiatives
Meta told employees last month that it would carry out mass layoffs on May 20, as the Silicon Valley giant tries to transform into an A.I.-first company.
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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.