Meta is cutting roughly 600 positions out of the several thousand roles within its Superintelligence Labs artificial intelligence unit, Axios reported on Wednesday.

The cuts will affect the company’s Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) unit, product-related AI and AI infrastructure units, while sparing the newly formed TBD Lab, according to the report, which cited an internal memo.

Fewer team members would streamline decision-making and increase the responsibility, scope and impact of each role, the report said, quoting Alexandr Wang, the company’s chief AI officer .

CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally led an aggressive hiring spree for the unit to revitalize Meta’s AI efforts. AP

Meta did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Reuters could not independ

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