Meta Reassigns 7,000 Workers to AI Roles Ahead of Restructuring

Meta Platforms is reassigning 7,000 workers to new jobs related to artificial intelligence, according to an internal memo, as part of a broad corporate restructuring that includes planned staff reductions later this week, Kurt Wagner reported for Bloomberg News.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is accelerating the company’s AI strategy through workforce restructuring and new product teams. (Photo: Facebook)

Employees will move into several new groups focused on AI-related products, including agents and applications, according to the memo from Chief People Officer Janelle Gale, which was reviewed by Bloomberg.

The new corporate structure will be “flatter” and involve “smaller teams,” Gale wrote.

“We believe this will make us more productive and make the work more rewarding,” she added.

Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has made AI the company’s top priority, redirecting teams and resources to focus more closely on the rapidly expanding technology.

Meta’s AI push has become central to its consumer products and Zuckerberg’s long-term strategy.

The company is reportedly investing hundreds of billions of dollars in talent and infrastructure to develop large language models powering chatbots and other consumer tools, as it competes with rivals such as Alphabet’s Google and OpenAI.

Meta has also encouraged engineers to use AI agents for coding and other tasks, while Zuckerberg is reportedly developing an AI-powered version of himself to interact with employees.