Mark Zuckerberg Admits AI Bets 'Haven't Come to Fruition Yet' and Meta Layoffs Were 'Not as Clean' as Pla

On Thursday, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly told employees that the company’s AI-driven reorganization has not delivered the rapid progress executives anticipated.

Zuckerberg Says Meta’s AI Agent Progress Has Been Slower Than Expected

Zuckerberg made the remarks during an internal town hall, according to a recording reviewed by Reuters, admitting that Meta’s expectations for AI agents have not materialized as quickly as leadership had forecast.

The “trajectory of the agentic development over at least the last four months hasn’t really accelerated in the way that we expected,” Zuckerberg said.

He added that the company’s bets on its new organizational structure “haven’t come to fruition yet.”