While the company announced job cuts in artificial intelligence, it also expanded plans to replace privacy and risk auditors with more automated systems.
Booming profits and demand for AI hasn't stopped Meta (META) from laying off employees.
Meta Platforms boosts engagement with AI-driven tools across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads, fueling ad growth and user expansion.
The layoffs come only months after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pursued a multi-billion dollar effort to scale up the social media company's AI efforts, which he announced in June would be handled by a “Superintelligence Lab.” That same month, Meta announced a $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI, the company co-founded by Wang, and recruited him to run its AI division.
Meta, which owns and operates Facebook and Instagram—as well as Threads, Messenger, and WhatsApp—announced on Wednesday it is laying off about 600 employees from its new AI “superintelligence” research lab. The news was first reported by Axios.
Meta's chief AI officer, Alexandr Wang, wrote in a memo to staff on Wednesday that the company will cut about 600 jobs from its superintelligence lab, according to a report from Axios.
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Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, ETR:FB2A, SWX:FB) is expected to eliminate about 600 employee positions in its AI unit, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing a company memo. The job reduction will impact Facebook's AI Research Unit (FAIR) and other AI units, excluding the company's TBD Lab.
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Meta and Blue Owl struck a record $27 billion joint venture for the tech giant's Hyperion data center, signaling a pivot in how Big Tech is funding its AI ambitions.
Meta said Tuesday that it formed a joint venture agreement with Blue Owl Capital in a deal worth $27 billion to fund and develop the massive Hyperion data center in rural Louisiana. The asset management firm will own 80% in the joint venture, while Meta will retain a 20% stake and oversee the construction and property management services of the data center.