Meta is reportedly considering layoffs affecting 20% or more of its ~79,000-person workforce, according to Reuters. The cuts would help offset the company's aggressive AI infrastructure spending, acquisitions, and hiring. Meta called the report "speculative." The news fits a broader tech industry trend of companies citing AI automation as justification for workforce reductions, though critics and even OpenAI's Sam Altman have labeled many such cuts "AI-washing" — using AI as cover for over-hiring during the pandemic. Meta's last comparable layoffs were in 2022–2023 when it cut over 21,000 jobs.
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