He made the announcement on the same day the Facebook owner carried out a far-reaching restructuring of the company, laying off 10% of its workforce globally and transferring 7,000 other employees to new AI-related teams.

Meta is starting layoffs this week, with 8,000 jobs expected to be cut, as employees brace for a new era of AI.

"My friends still there are either just waiting hoping to get laid off or extremely anxious because the job is their lifeline."

Meta is moving 7,000 employees into AI-focused roles as Mark Zuckerberg accelerates the company’s artificial intelligence push amid layoffs.