Meta's Project OT aimed to reduce its workforce by up to 60% using AI, but the plan imploded due to staff revolt and CEO intervention.

Zuckerberg had a bold plan to replace Meta staff with AI. Here’s how it imploded. https://www.reuters.com/investigations/mark-zuckerberg-had-bold-plan-replace-meta-staff-with-ai-heres-how-it-imploded-2026-08-26/ To make its workforce “AI native,” Meta explored slashing the size of many teams across the company by as much as 60% in two waves, internal documents show. Staff revolted - and hours before a big layoff in May, the CEO called off planning for further cuts.

In January, Mark Zuckerberg agreed to a plan to use AI to slash Meta's workforce by up to 60%. Called Project OT, the job cuts were to come in two waves. Here's how the restructure imploded: https://www.reuters.com/investigations/mark-zuckerberg-had-bold-plan-replace-meta-staff-with-ai-heres-how-it-imploded-2026-08-26/ #AI #LLM #Meta #Facebook

#MarkZuckerberg had a bold plan to replace #Meta staff with #AI. Here’s how it imploded. To make its workforce “AI native,” Meta explored slashing the size of many teams across the company by as much as 60% in two waves, internal documents show. Staff revolted - and hours before a big layoff in May, the CEO called off planning for further cuts. https://www.reuters.com/investigations/mark-zuckerberg-had-bold-plan-replace-meta-staff-with-ai-heres-how-it-imploded-2026-08-26/