Meta reportedly plans layoffs as AI costs increase

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Meta is planning significant layoffs, potentially affecting 20% or more of its workforce.
The layoffs are part of Meta's strategy to offset costs from AI infrastructure investments and improve efficiency with AI-assisted workers.
No specific date or final magnitude for the layoffs has been set yet.
Top executives have informed senior leaders to prepare for workforce reductions.
If implemented, this would be Meta's largest layoff since its 'year of efficiency' in 2022-2023.
Meta employed nearly 79,000 people as of December 31, 2023.
Previous layoffs included 11,000 jobs in November 2022 and 10,000 more in early 2023.
Meta is aggressively investing in generative AI, including high pay packages for top AI researchers and a $600 billion data center plan by 2028.
Recent acquisitions include Moltbook and a $2 billion deal for Chinese AI startup Manus.
Mark Zuckerberg has highlighted efficiency gains from AI, enabling smaller teams to achieve more.
Other tech companies like Amazon and Block have also cited AI advancements as reasons for layoffs.
Meta faced setbacks with its Llama 4 models, including criticism over misleading benchmark results.
The company's new AI model, Avocado, has underperformed expectations.

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