The company is planning to integrate the technology into its operations in 2025, according to founder Mark Zuckerberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thousands of Meta employees could be axed this year as part of more extensive performance-based cuts, according to an internal memo by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, cited by Bloomberg and other media on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the memo, reportedly sent to all Meta employees, the company said it is planning to cut about 5% of staff it considers to be its lowest performers, with 2025 set to be \u201can intense year.\u201d The affected employees will be notified by February 10 and receive \u201cgenerous severance\u201d in line with what the company has provided previously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The chief executive said he had \u201cdecided to raise the bar on performance management,\u201d noting that the company typically \u201cmanage out people who aren\u2019t meeting expectations over the course of a year,\u201d but was now planning on \u201cmore extensive performance-based cuts\u201d sooner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The measures represent Meta\u2019s largest layoffs since it trimmed 21,000 jobs, nearly a quarter of its workforce, in 2022 and 2023. The company has more than 72,000 employees, according to its most recent quarterly report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week, Zuckerberg announced that Meta plans to replace mid-level engineers with Artificial Intelligence (AI) this year, suggesting that the technology could soon handle much of the coding currently performed by human engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In another drastic policy change, the tech giant has announced it is stopping the use of its fact-checking service, which has become \u201ctoo politically biased,\u201d and moving to a system similar to the \u2018Community Notes\u2019 system used by Elon Musk\u2019s platform X. It said it will also get rid of rules that had restrictions on topics like immigration and gender identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meta has also decided to drop its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and revised its approach to the hiring process, which previously took gender and the racial background of applicants into account. The changes have reportedly already started taking effect across the company\u2019s offices. Examples include an order to remove tampons from male bathrooms, as well as transgender and non-binary themes having been taken off the company\u2019s messenger app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zuckerberg has said that the changes were influenced by the recent political climate in the US, including the election of Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n