Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, set out with Project OT to create an AI-driven future for the company, proposing substantial team reductions in favor of AI automation. Yet, internal pushback and fears over efficiency stymied the next phase of this initiative. Investors also expressed doubts regarding Meta's large-scale investments in AI. In the end, the company shifted its focus back to prioritizing its human employees.

The Reuters report is a cautionary tale in which Meta discovered that AI promises rarely become AI reality.

Meta considered cutting some teams by as much as 60% under an AI-driven restructuring plan, Reuters reported. The company ultimately cut 10% of staff in May and abandoned a second…