General · 23 October 2025
Meta Lays Off 600 AI Workers in Strategic Restructuring of Superintelligence Division
Meta has announced the layoff of approximately 600 employees from its artificial intelligence division, specifically targeting its Superintelligence Labs unit while sparing the newly formed TBD Lab. The cuts affect AI infrastructure teams, the Fundamental Artificial Intelligence Research unit, and product-related AI roles. The layoffs reflect CEO Mark Zuckerberg's confidence in recent expensive AI hires over legacy staff, as Meta competes with rivals like OpenAI and Google while investing billions in AI infrastructure.
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