Meta reassigns 7,000 employees to AI-related roles ahead of layoffs.

Meta is soon to implement a massive layoff of approximately 8,000 people, but an internal memo reveals that it is reassigning 7,000 employees to new AI-related roles prior to that.

Meta Moves 7,000 Workers Into AI Roles Ahead of Job Cuts - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-18/meta-moves-7-000-workers-into-ai-roles-ahead-of-job-cuts

According to a memo from Meta's Chief Human Resources Officer obtained by Bloomberg, the affected employees will be moved to several new groups that will focus on AI-related products such as AI agents and AI apps. The officer reportedly wrote, 'We believe the new corporate structure will be flatter and involve smaller teams, which will improve our productivity and make our work more rewarding.'

Meta plans to cut approximately 8,000 jobs starting May 20, 2026. This is reportedly due to increased costs from investments in AI and the need to improve operational efficiency, and the company will not be hiring the 6,000 new employees it had initially planned.

Meta to cut approximately 8,000 jobs, or 10% of its workforce - GIGAZINE

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made AI a top priority, and efforts to improve AI are central to Meta's consumer products and corporate vision. Meta is investing tens of trillions of yen in the talent and infrastructure needed to develop the large-scale language models that power chatbots and other consumer features, and the entire company is committed to AI, including encouraging engineers to use AI agents to assist with coding and other tasks.

To further deepen the connection between AI and reality, we are also developing AR glasses equipped with AI.

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