Zuckerberg admits "missteps in workforce adjustment" amid 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 anticipates similar situations may arise in the future.

Zuckerberg pointed out that Meta is investing hundreds of billions of dollars into the AI field to reshape the company's core business structure. However, the organizational changes brought about by the rapid evolution of AI technology also pose significant challenges. The company has made errors in certain personnel adjustments and organizational restructuring, while emphasizing that it will strive to provide greater organizational stability in the future and expects no large-scale layoffs this year.

In the current restructuring round, Meta implemented major adjustments in May, including approximately 10% global layoffs and the transfer of about 7,000 employees to AI-related projects. Zuckerberg stated that some affected employees will be reassigned to positions related to model training and AI workflows to mitigate organizational impact. He also mentioned that the company will increase team-building investments, including expanding budgets for external meetings and collaborations, and plans to host 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 established Applied AI Engineering department is reportedly adopting a highly flat organizational structure, with individual teams having employee-to-manager ratios as high as 50:1. Meta has not provided further comment on this internal memo. (Reuters)