Meta Platforms (META) plans to cut 10% of its global workforce, or about 8,000 employees, as it invests more in artificial intelligence (A.I.).
The layoffs are set to begin on May 20 of this year. Additionally, Meta is scrapping plans to hire people for 6,000 open positions.
Meta’s latest round of job cuts is its biggest this year and comes after several smaller job reductions in recent months.
The new layoffs also come days after it was reported that Meta Platforms is tracking employees’ mouse clicks and keystrokes to help train it’s A.I. models.
In announcing the latest workforce reduction, Meta said that it is necessary to improve efficiencies while it expands further into generative A.I.
Meta had a global workforce of 78,865 employees as of Dec. 31, 2025. The company is planning to spend $135 billion U.S. on A.I. initiatives this year.
Meta is scheduled to report first-quarter financial results on April 29. The company’s stock has risen 1% this year to trade at $659.15 U.S. per share.
