Meta company may implement a large-scale employee reduction plan on May 20. This was reported by Reuters news agency, citing three independent sources.
According to one of the sources, in the first stage it is expected that approximately 10% of the company’s total workforce, meaning around 8,000 specialists, will be laid off. The subsequent stages of layoffs may change depending on the development pace of artificial intelligence technologies and the company’s strategy.
Meta representatives have so far refused to comment on this information.
It is noted that decisions to reduce staff are related to the increasing use of artificial intelligence and improved efficiency as a result of automation of work processes.
The company’s leadership sees the future in a management model based on fewer human resources and greater use of AI technologies.
Previously, Meta also carried out large layoffs: four years ago, 11,000 employees were dismissed, and in 2023 Mark Zuckerberg announced the layoff of another 10,000 people.
In 2025, the company also invested approximately 15 billion dollars in the startup Scale AI. Financial Times described this as one of the largest investments in the field of artificial intelligence.
The current trend is clear: AI is growing, while jobs are shrinking. This is gradually becoming a new “norm” in the IT industry.
