Meta reveals Wednesday redundancy plans and 7,000 staff transfers in AI overhaul

Meta shared a memo on Monday detailing plans to make around 8,000 employees redundant on Wednesday whilst transferring 7,000 others to AI initiatives.

Chief People Officer Janelle Gale said managerial roles will be cut and teams reorganised into smaller "pods," with North American staff told to work from home.

More than 1,000 employees have signed a petition opposing mouse-tracking software being used to train AI models that could replicate their work.

Meta shared a memo on Monday detailing plans to make around 8,000 employees redundant on Wednesday whilst transferring 7,000 others to AI initiatives.

Chief People Officer Janelle Gale said managerial roles will be cut and teams reorganised into smaller "pods," with North American staff told to work from home.

More than 1,000 employees have signed a petition opposing mouse-tracking software being used to train AI models that could replicate their work.