The company has not yet finalized the size of the layoffs or set a timeline for when job cuts might occur, according to Reuters.
New York/San Francisco: (UrduPoint/UrduPoint/Pakistan Point News – March 14, 2026) Meta Platforms is considering a major round of layoffs that could affect 20 percent or more of its workforce, according to three people familiar with internal discussions, as the tech giant looks to balance heavy investments in artificial intelligence and streamlining operations.
Reuters reported that a company The extent of the layoffs has not yet been finalized or a timeline for when they will take place has yet to be determined job Discounts may occur. However, senior executives have recently informed some summit Managers to begin evaluating ways to reduce staff levels.
In response to questions about the reported plans, Meta spokesman Andy Stone described the reports as speculation about potential strategies and declined to confirm any specific layoffs.
If implemented at the scale proposed, the cuts would represent the largest reduction in Meta’s workforce since a major restructuring campaign in 2022 and 2023, which a company It has been described as a “year of efficiency”. According to the latest regulatory filing, the a company It had approximately 79,000 employees as of December 31.
Previously, Meta had cut about 11,000 of its jobs November 2022, representing approximately 13 percent of its employees at that time. After about four months, a company Announce an additional 10,000 job Sale.
chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg It has increasingly focused on strengthening Meta’s position in generative AI. During the past year, a company It offered large compensation packages — some said to be worth hundreds of dollars Millions to dollar Over a period of four years – to recruit leading AI researchers for a new research team in the field of superintelligence.
Meta also outlined plans to invest around $600 one billion in data centers by 2028 to support its AI infrastructure. Recently, a company It acquired an AI-focused social networking platform called Moltbook and is said to be spending at least $2 one billion To buy Chinese Artificial Intelligence startup guide.
Zuckerberg suggested that these investments could significantly improve productivity, noting earlier this year that projects that previously required large teams can increasingly be handled by a single, highly skilled individual.
The potential reduction in the Meta workforce reflects a broader trend across the greater United States technology Companies as they embrace AI-driven efficiencies.
For example, Amazon confirmed in January They plan to cut about 16,000 Jobswhich represents approximately 10 percent of its workforce. Meanwhile, financial technology company Block Inc. Recently nearly half of its employees, with CEO Jack Dorsey citing the growing capabilities of AI tools that allow companies to work with smaller teams.
Meta’s aggressive investment strategy follows several setbacks with its Llama 4 AI models in the past year. the a company He faced criticism over the standard results It was used to evaluate early versions of the models and eventually eliminated the release of the larger version, known as the Behemoth, that had previously existed The decision To be launched in the summer.
A dedicated research group within Meta is currently working on a new model called Avocado in an attempt to regain momentum in the field of competitive AI. However, according to sources familiar with the project, the model’s performance so far has not lived up to internal expectations.