tech
May 8, 2026
Meta employees are reportedly “miserable” between looming layoffs and AI push.
Meta recently began tracking employees’ computer activity to train its AI models, plans to cut 10 percent of staff later this month, and is pushing “employees to make so many A.I. agents that others had to introduce agents to find agents, and agents to rate agents,” sparking “anger and anxiety,” reports the New York Times:
TL;DR
- Meta is tracking employee computer activity to train AI models.
- The company plans to lay off 10% of its staff this month.
- Employees are being pushed to create many AI agents.
- This situation is causing anger and anxiety among staff.
- Some employees are questioning their long-term career prospects at Meta.
- Others are seeking new jobs or signaling a desire for layoffs to receive severance pay.