Meta don begin cut 8,000 workers as part of big restructuring wey go focus on artificial intelligence. According to internal memo wey Bloomberg see, affected employees don start receive notification on Wednesday.
Di layoff affect about 10 percent of Meta workforce wey dey around 78,000 people. Di company also plan to move more than 7,000 workers to new AI-focused teams.
Janelle Gale, Meta Head of People, talk say di company dey shift to flatter structure wey go improve speed and accountability. She talk say smaller teams of pods or cohorts go move faster and get more ownership.
Di email wey go to affected employees thank dem for dia contributions and give guidance on severance, visas, and access to company systems. Di email say di reduction na part of continued effort to run di company more efficiently.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg don position AI as core long-term strategy. Di company don commit more than $100 billion in capital expenditure this year toward AI infrastructure and capabilities. Dis move dey aim to strengthen Meta against competitors like Alphabet Google and OpenAI.
Di restructuring go impact engineering and product teams most significantly. Analysts estimate di job cuts fit generate up to $3 billion in savings as di company balance workforce reduction with heavy investment in AI.
Internal concerns don rise about job security and workplace monitoring. Reports say more than 1,000 employees sign petition opposing extensive device-level data collection, including keystrokes and screen activity, for AI training purposes.
Meta don implement multiple rounds of layoffs in recent years as part of efficiency drive. Di company also dey expand internal use of AI tools, including automation and coding assistance systems.
Di company declined to comment on di layoff. Notifications go out to employees across global workforce, with US employees expected to receive dem later.
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