Meta is hitting a new chapter as Emily Dalton Smith, a key executive with a longstanding history at the company since 2015, exits. Her leadership in revamping internal AI tools was instrumental during a time of massive restructuring, which coincides with Meta's shift in AI strategy.

Meta's head of product for AI for Work has left the company as it restructures 20% of its workforce, laying off 8,000 and reassigning 7,000 to AI roles.

NEW YORK, June 17 : A Meta executive overseeing a key piece of its restructuring around AI agents is leaving the company, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on…