Machines stay, humans don’t: Meta axes 600 in AI roles

Meta is cutting roughly 600 positions within its superintelligence lab, according to a report by Axios on Wednesday.The report, citing an internal memo, stated that the move is aimed at more agile operations at the company.US employees will learn by 7 am Pacific time whether their jobs are affected, reflecting broader changes in the market for in-demand AI jobs in tech, the memo read.

Meta chief AI officer Alexandr Wang said the workforce reduction would eliminate overly bureaucratic functions within the organisation, allowing each employee to have “more scope and impact.”

The announced job cuts will impact several of…