Meta Slashes Workforce by 10% Amid AI Investments

Meta is making another significant adjustment to its staffing, with a workforce reduction of about 10 percent. This decision will affect approximately 8,000 employees, and an additional 6,000 open job roles are also being eliminated, according to reports from Bloomberg.

In an internal communication from Janelle Gale, Meta's head of human resources, the company stated that these latest cuts are “part of our continued effort to run the company more efficiently and to allow us to offset the other investments we’re making.” These “other investments” are widely understood to be directed towards artificial intelligence. Meta is actively developing its own AI models and is reportedly training them using its own staff, while also enhancing the AI capabilities of its smart glasses.

It's possible that today's layoffs are not the final step in Meta's ongoing restructuring. Previous reports from March had indicated that Meta was considering workforce reductions of up to 20 percent, though a specific timeline was not provided. Shortly after those claims surfaced, the company had already cut hundreds of jobs, primarily within its Reality Labs division. Furthermore, Meta began 2026 by scaling back its metaverse operations, which included the closure of three VR studios.