Meta drops plan to replace up to 60% of team staff with AI agents
Under a plan codenamed OT, Meta weighed cutting many teams by up to 60% and handing the work to AI agents. According to The Next Web, Zuckerberg scrapped the plan after four months, and the plan had sparked internal backlash.
Who is affected and how
- HR-vezető
- Employee reaction must be managed in advance, before an AI-based restructuring leaks.
- középvezető
- Cutting team size by up to half could affect one's own team, and the decision may still change.
Sources
- Meta considered cutting teams by up to 60% as AI restructuring sparks employee backlash - Storyboard18storyboard18.com · Aug 31, 2026
- Zuckerberg's plan to replace staff with AI lasted four months - The Next Webthenextweb.com · Aug 31, 2026
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