Meta is eliminating about 600 roles across its Superintelligence Labs, affecting the Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) group plus product-focused AI and AI infrastructure teams, while the newer TBD Lab is untouched. The move, disclosed in an internal memo, is framed as reducing bureaucracy so decisions happen faster and remaining staff have broader scope; U.S. employees were told they would be notified by Wednesday morning Pacific time. Meta says affected workers are encouraged to seek other internal roles, and expects many to be reassigned.
The cuts arrive as Meta continues hiring for TBD Lab and pushes larger model training efforts, even after a mid-2025 AI reorganization under Superintelligence Labs and mixed reception for its Llama 4 model. The restructuring also follows Meta’s $27 billion private financing deal with Blue Owl Capital to fund a major data center build, intended to support long-term AI ambitions. An Associated Press summary adds that Meta’s open-source Llama approach persists as the company aims to scale usage despite fierce competition from OpenAI and Google.
