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Meta may cut up to 20% of its workforce as the company ramps up AI investments and seeks greater efficiency through automation and AI-assisted work.
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Meta is reportedly considering significant layoffs that could affect around 20 per cent of its workforce as the company increases investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, according to sources cited by Reuters.
The move is part of broader efforts by the technology giant to offset the high costs associated with expanding its AI capabilities while improving operational efficiency. Although no final decision or timeline has been announced, senior leaders have reportedly been asked to begin planning workforce reductions.
Meta currently employs nearly 79,000 people globally. If implemented, the potential layoffs would mark the company’s largest workforce reduction since its restructuring initiatives in 2022 and 2023, when thousands of jobs were cut during what the company described as a “year of efficiency.”
Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has been accelerating the company’s focus on generative AI, aiming to strengthen Meta’s position in the rapidly evolving technology sector. The company plans to invest approximately $600 billion in data centre infrastructure by 2028 to support AI development and deployment.
Executives have indicated that advances in AI could allow certain projects previously handled by large teams to be completed by smaller, highly skilled groups, potentially reshaping workforce requirements across the company.
