Meta Restructures AI Operations with 600 Job Cuts, Shifts Focus to Competitive AI Lab
Meta is eliminating approximately 600 positions from its Fundamental AI Research division and other AI teams. The company is simultaneously pursuing an expensive recruitment drive for its new TBD Lab, which aims to develop competitive AI models.
Major Workforce Reduction in Core AI Divisions
Meta Platforms is reportedly cutting about 600 jobs from its artificial intelligence research and development teams, according to internal company communications. The layoffs primarily affect the company’s Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) group, which has been responsible for foundational AI projects including PyTorch, the popular open source machine learning library used by developers worldwide.