Meta explored cutting some teams by up to 60% under Project OT, then cancelled the second layoff wave when its AI agents underdelivered.

Meta's Project OT aimed to cut teams by 60% using AI. Instead it got canceled, employee revolts, a 40% spike in incidents, and a rethink from

Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged mistakes in Meta's AI transition after cutting 8,000 jobs. Internal Project OT planned 60% team reductions before