A HOT POTATO: It seems like Meta wants to follow Nvidia's route of essentially becoming an AI-first company. As part of restructuring plans that will see 10% of its workforce laid off, the social media giant is also reassigning 7,000 people to new, AI-focused jobs within the firm.
Plans for the reassignments were laid out in a memo from chief people officer Janelle Gale, which was seen by Bloomberg. Gale wrote that 7,000 workers will be moved to four new organizations within Meta focused on building new AI tools, including agents and apps.
The new groups include Applied AI Engineering, Agent Transformation Accelerator XFN, Central Analytics, and Enterprise Solutions. Reuters reports that Applied AI Engineering and Agent Transformation Accelerator XFN are part of Meta's "AI for Work" push, while Central Analytics will track productivity and the performance of these AI agents. Details of Enterprise Solutions are expected to be shared later.
Gale added that the new organizations will use "AI native design structures" with leaner management layers designed to improve efficiency and productivity. She told employees to work from home on May 20 and to wait for an email from Meta about their possible new roles, with some joining those who have already been transferred.
