Meta Cuts About 600 Roles From AI Teams to Refocus on Superintelligence

Overview

• The reductions hit research, product and infrastructure groups, while the secretive TBD Lab was not affected.
• In an internal memo, AI chief Alexandr Wang wrote that fewer conversations will be needed to make decisions and each person will have more responsibility and impact.
• Meta told affected staff to apply for other positions within the company and said it expects many to find new roles internally.
• The shake-up follows a Llama 4 launch earlier this year that coverage described as disappointing to experts.
• Alongside the reorganization, Meta is running an executive-led hiring campaign and plans to spend up to $72 billion in 2025 on data centers and high-performance chips.