… Meta also plans to internally restructure as it conducts sweeping layoffs, transferring 7,000 remaining staff to “AI initiatives” and converting more managers into individual contributors. …
… They declined to be named because of company policies barring unsanctioned conversations with journalists. “I don’t know anyone having a good time,” says a policy staffer. “The vibe is a bit ‘over it’—lack of connection to the mission, upcoming layoffs, American employees being used to train the AI… …
… A veteran game developer at Xbox says layoffs and fewer job postings have disproportionately impacted junior staffers, and now “everyone is just having seniors do the work.” That work is often supplemented with AI. “There was this myth” the developer tells me, that AI is “going to allow devs to foc… …
… Brian Barrett: Speaking of AI, we'll also discuss whether Meta's recent layoffs are a turning point for AI taking over certain jobs. …
… You said the company would be shifting to be, quote, “AI first.” AI would not just be about productivity but about getting closer to your mission. That email is still on your LinkedIn page, and the responses are painful to read. …