Meta Moves 7,000 Workers Into AI Roles Ahead of Job Cuts

May 18, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC

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

Employees will move into one of several new groups focused on AI-related products, including agents and apps, according to the memo Monday from Chief People Officer Janelle Gale, which was reviewed by Bloomberg. The new corporate structure will be “flatter” and mean “smaller teams,” Gale wrote.

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

Chief Executive Officer Mark ...





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