Meta to lay off roughly 600 employees within AI unit

(NewsNation) — Meta, formerly Facebook, has announced plans to lay off around 600 employees within its AI unit, as first reported by Axios.

The layoffs will remove roughly 600 roles from within Meta's Superintelligence Labs division. Meta's chief AI officer, Alexandr Wang, rationalized the layoffs in an internal memo seen by Axios, stating: “By reducing the size of our team, fewer conversations will be required to make a decision, and each person will be more load-bearing and have more scope and impact."

Wang also confirmed that the company is helping affected employees find other jobs within Meta.

"This is a talented group of individuals, and we need their skills in other parts of the company," Wang wrote.

The layoffs come as Meta continues to look to enhance its AI output and is stil