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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted on Friday that the company had “made mistakes” as it overhauled its workforce alongside a strong push into Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Zuckerberg made the announcement in an internal memo to employees, according to Reuters, which reported that a Meta executive warned of the challenges associated with the rapid development of AI technology.
Meta has poured billions of dollars into AI infrastructure and tools as it competes with OpenAI, Google and Microsoft to dominate the emerging technology.
The company also explored ways to use AI agents to perform tasks currently handled by employees.
MARK ZUCKERBERG SAYS META ‘MADE MISTAKES’ DURING REVIEW OF AI-DRIVEN WORKPLACE, WARNING OF CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF VALUABLE TECHNOLOGY.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company “made mistakes” as it restructured its workforce around artificial intelligence. (Photos by Alex Wong / Getty Images)
“Given the complexity of these changes, we have made mistakes and will likely make more,” Zuckerberg said.
He added that he is “focused on providing as much stability as possible” as the company continues to reshape its workforce.
“I don’t want to overpromise because the world is changing in ways beyond our control,” said Zuckerberg.
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Meta has invested billions of dollars in artificial intelligence as it seeks to compete with OpenAI, Google and Microsoft. (Getty Images / Getty Images)
He also emphasized that Meta does not expect more layoffs in the company this year.
The comments come after Meta laid off about 10% of its global workforce in May and reassigned about 7,000 workers to AI-focused projects.
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Zuckerberg reportedly said the company would try to find new positions for employees reassigned to train AI models.
AMERICA CANNOT COMPETE WITH CHINA IN AI WITHOUT THESE WORKERS, META PRESIDENT SAYS.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., during a dinner with technology leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, Sept. 4, 2025. (Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg/Getty Images, File/Getty Images)
“By creating important new roles for people, this also allowed us to reduce the size of the teams knowing that if we make mistakes in other areas, we can bring other people back,” said Zuckerberg.
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According to Reuters, the restructuring – combined with previous transfers and role cuts – is expected to affect around 20% of Meta’s workforce.
Meta employed nearly 78,000 people at the end of March, according to data from partner companies.
FOX Business has reached out to Meta for comment.
FOX Business’ Bradford Betz and Reuters contributed to this report.
