Zuckerberg admits "workforce adjustment missteps" in AI transformation, Meta's internal AI restructuring continues to advance

According to an internal memo and media reports, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees that the company has "made some mistakes" during its AI-driven organizational transformation and expects similar situations to arise in the future.

Zuckerberg noted that Meta is investing hundreds of billions of dollars in the AI field to reshape its core business structure. However, the organizational changes brought about by the rapid evolution of AI technology also present significant challenges. The company has experienced missteps in some personnel adjustments and organizational restructuring. He emphasized that the company will strive to provide greater organizational stability moving forward and expects no large-scale layoffs this year.

In this round of restructuring, Meta made significant adjustments in May, including approximately 10% global layoffs and the reassignment of about 7,000 employees to AI-related projects. Zuckerberg stated that some affected employees will be reassigned to roles in model training and AI workflows to mitigate the organizational impact. He also mentioned that the company will increase investment in team building, including expanding budgets for external meetings and collaboration, and plans to hold a large-scale hackathon in July to promote collaborative AI project development.

Additionally, Meta has noted issues arising from the expansion of management responsibilities and plans to streamline its management hierarchy. The newly formed Applied AI Engineering department reportedly adopts a highly flat structure, with some individual teams having a ratio of up to 50 employees per manager. Meta did not provide further comment on this internal memo. (Reuters)