Meta Cuts 600 AI Roles While Continuing Superintelligence Team Hiring
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Emma Roth
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Summary
Meta is cutting approximately 600 roles within its AI division, specifically impacting the Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) unit and AI product/infrastructure teams. However, the company continues hiring for its newly formed superintelligence team called TBD Lab. This comes after Meta had invested $14.3 billion in Scale AI and hired CEO Alexandr Wang during a summer hiring spree, only to pause hiring months later and announce restructuring.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledMeta is planning to cut around 600 roles within its AI team
The layoffs will impact Meta's legacy Fundamental AI Research unit, also known as FAIR, along with its AI product and infrastructure division
Meta spokesperson Ana Brekalo confirmed to The Verge that Axios's reporting is accurate
But Meta is still hiring for its team tasked with achieving superintelligence
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