Meta is reportedly 'reassigning' 7,000 employees to AI-focused roles

The company is also expected to lay off 8,000 workers this week. Meta is not only laying off thousands of workers on Wednesday due to artificial intelligence, it's also moving thousands to new roles within the company. According to Reuters and The New York Times, Meta HR head Janelle Gale has notified employees that 7,000 of them will be moved to four new organizations focused on building new AI tools and apps. Gale reportedly wrote in the internal memo seen by the publications that the restructuring will make [the company] more productive and make the work more rewarding. The new organizations will use AI native design structures and will not have as many layers of management per employee, Gale reportedly wrote. She told employees to work from home on Wednesday, May 20, and to wait for Meta's email about their possible new roles, though some of the workers had already been transferred.