Meta layoffs linked to its artificial intelligence spending will begin on 20 May across the US tech giant's global operations, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg told staff at an internal town hall on Thursday, while refusing to rule out further cuts as the cost of building advanced AI systems rises.
The news came after Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, confirmed it would shed roughly 8,000 roles, around 10% of its workforce, in what is effectively a fresh round of restructuring. The company has been aggressively reorienting itself around AI for more than a year, promising investors that heavy up-front spending on compute infrastructure will eventually pay off in new products and advertising tools.
