Meta to cut about 600 jobs in Superintelligence Labs AI division

Meta plans to cut about 600 jobs across its Superintelligence Labs artificial intelligence division, according to an internal memo circulated on Wednesday, in a move the company says is meant to streamline teams and accelerate product development. The reductions will primarily affect long‑standing research and operations groups, including the Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research unit, product‑related AI teams and AI infrastructure, while leaving the newly formed TBD Lab intact.

The memo, written by Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang and shared with staff, said the cuts are intended to reduce bureaucracy and make decision‑making faster. "By reducing the size of our team, fewer conversations will be required to make a decision, and each person will be more loadbearing and have more scope and impact," the memo said. Meta will encourage affected employees to apply for other internal roles and said it expects many to transition elsewhere within the company.

The layoffs follow a broad reorganization of Meta's AI efforts under the Superintelligence Labs umbrella this year and come after a period of aggressive hiring and heavy investments in AI. In June, Meta restructured its AI...