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1022 Before Mass Layoffs, Meta Reassigns 7,000 Workers To Focus On AI

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 05/19/2026 11:00 EDT

Before Mass Layoffs, Meta Reassigns 7,000 Workers To Focus On AI

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Meta told employees on Monday that it was reassigning 7,000 workers to focus on new initiatives around artificial intelligence, the latest change in a company transformation spurred by the powerful technology. Employees will be moved to four new organizations focused on building new A.I. tools and apps, Janelle Gale, Meta's head of human resources, said in an internal memo. The organizations will use "A.I. native design structures" and have fewer.

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