In Case You Missed it… last week, a routine livestreamed Meta meeting descended into open revolt resulting in one employee demanding that the people leading the call write to a specific Meta AI executive (Cough! Zuck, Cough! Cough!) and “tell him that he’s a piece of shit.”
The meeting was apparently muted at that point but the technical discussion eventually continued.
However, the moment – which employees in the chat described as “spicy” – revealed something much deeper… that the love has left the META crowd and is now filled with widespread anger and disillusionment inside Meta’s newly formed Applied AI unit.
Ironically (or NOT) the Applied AI unit is only the most visible flashpoint in a much broader restructuring.
Because in May, Meta laid off approximately 8,000 employees as part of an AI-focused overhaul.
And another ~7,000 people were transferred into new AI-related initiatives.
Translation: White-Collar High-Tech jobs are at risk thanks to AI.
Sharing the Pain…
During an all-hands meeting this week for Instagram employees, Chief Product Officer Chris Cox addressed the turmoil directly.
“It’s like what the f*ck,” said Cox – adding again, “It is like what the f*ck.”
Cox also struck a notably measured tone on AI itself:
“It is neither god, nor is it the devil. And it’s nowhere near as good as you think it is, and it is nowhere near as bad as you think it is.”
Really?
The Love has left…
Meanwhile, CEO Mark Zuckerberg sent an internal memo to employees acknowledging that the company had made errors in how it reshaped its workforce around AI.
“Given the complexity of these changes, we’ve made mistakes and will almost certainly make more,” said Zuckerberg, according to Reuters.
LMAO!
Translation: To all you losers who didn’t get fired on the first round, get ready because you are next.
