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   Meta cuts 600 jobs in its AI division - but it says there is no need to worry   
      
   Date:   
   Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:52:02 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Meta terminates 600 AI-related contracts, but affected workers can reapply    
   for other roles.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   Meta is cutting around 600 roles in its artificial intelligence division, a   
   report from Axios has claimed.    
      
   Its believed Metas legacy AI research group and some product and   
   infrastructure divisions may be affected, but employees in the new   
   superintelligence labs should remain unaffected.    
      
   The company, led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has already previously committed to   
   reducing organizational inefficiencies , and this round of layoffs seems to   
   align with those efforts rather than being a response to economic headwinds   
   and ongoing labor market trends.   
      
   Meta lays off some AI workers    
      
   The report claims Alexandr Wang from Metas superintelligence labs noted   
   smaller teams can make faster decisions, resulting in more impact.    
   Internally, Metas AI unit was also considered pretty large and inefficient.    
      
   Despite the cuts, Meta isnt necessarily saying goodbye to those workers  they   
   can reapply for other roles within the organization if they choose not to   
   accept the severance package, said to be worth 16 weeks of pay plus two weeks   
   per completed year of service.    
      
   Moreover, the company remains committed to building out its AI models and   
   making other investments in AI infrastructure to compete with the likes of   
   OpenAI, Amazon and Google.    
      
   In 2025, Metas expenses could reach $114-118 billion, with AI driving even   
   higher costs in 2026.    
      
   The companys 29th data center, a campus with the potential to scale up to 1GW   
   in El Paso, Texas, is already said to support both the traditional servers of   
   today and future generations of AI-enabled hardware, reflecting Metas   
   long-term commitment.    
      
   Since warning employees of an intense year and laying off 3,600 workers in   
   February 2025, Zuckerberg hasnt cut as many workers as we mightve expected   
   100 in April and 600 this month, per layoffs.fyi .    
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/meta-cuts-600-jobs-in-its-ai-division-but-it-say   
   s-there-is-no-need-to-worry   
      
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