Meta Forces 1,000 Engineers into AI Unit as Layoffs Loom
- Source
- Wired
- Time
- 10:44 AM
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- 95/100
Meta is reportedly preparing to lay off approximately 10% of its workforce, or nearly 8,000 employees, next week to offset massive investments in artificial intelligence. Despite the company recording nearly $27 billion in profits in the first quarter of this year, internal morale has reportedly hit record lows.
Employees cite a widening pay gap, reduced annual raises, and a perceived lack of connection to the company's shifting mission as primary drivers of the discontent. The unrest is further fueled by aggressive internal directives, including the "drafting" of over 1,000 engineers into a new Applied AI Engineering division.