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Report: Meta explored cutting 60% of some teams, using AI to replace work
A Reuters special report says Meta considered restructuring plans that would cut some teams by up to 60% and delegate work to AI agents. Only an 8,000-person layoff round materialized in May, with a second round cancelled.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, explored cutting up to 60% of staff in some teams and handing their work to artificial intelligence agents, according to a Reuters special report on the company's restructuring plans. The proposal, code-named Project OT, was developed after a leadership retreat at CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Hawaii compound in January and planned layoffs in two waves, one in May and one in November. Only the first wave went ahead: 8,000 employees were laid off in May, and a second round of cuts was cancelled at the last minute. The report said the plan envisioned an 'AI-native Meta' with a small core of high performers supervising software. It also described a workforce in revolt.
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- Project OT
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- Mark Zuckerberg Project OT
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- Meta restructuring
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WorldEconomy
Report: Meta explored cutting 60% of some teams, using AI to replace work
A Reuters special report says Meta considered restructuring plans that would cut some teams by up to 60% and delegate work to AI agents. Only an 8,000-person layoff round materialized in May, with a second round cancelled.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, explored cutting up to 60% of staff in some teams and handing their work to artificial intelligence agents, according to a Reuters special report on the company's restructuring plans. The proposal, code-named Project OT, was developed after a leadership retreat at CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Hawaii compound in January and planned layoffs in two waves, one in May and one in November. Only the first wave went ahead: 8,000 employees were laid off in May, and a second round of cuts was cancelled at the last minute. The report said the plan envisioned an 'AI-native Meta' with a small core of high performers supervising software. It also described a workforce in revolt.
- Meta layoffs
- Project OT
- Mark Zuckerberg Meta layoffs
- Mark Zuckerberg Project OT
- Zuckerberg AI strategy
- Meta restructuring
- Meta workforce changes
- Meta
- mark zuckerberg
- Meta layoffs 2026
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