CEO of Meta Mark Zuckerberg admitted Friday that the company had “made mistakes” as it underwent a radical overhaul of its workforce linked to its aggressive push toward artificial intelligence (AI).
Zuckerberg made the remarks in an internal memo to employees, according to Reuters, who reported that the Meta chief warned of the challenges associated with the rapid development of AI technology.
Meta has invested billions of dollars in AI infrastructure and tools as it competes with OpenAI, Google and Microsoft for emerging technology dominance.
The company has also explored ways to use AI agents to perform tasks currently performed by employees.
MARK ZUCKERBERG SAYS META “MADE MISTAKES” WHEN OVERHAULING ITS AI-BASED WORKFORCE, WARNING OF CHALLENGES WITH THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company “made mistakes” in restructuring its workforce around artificial intelligence. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/Getty Images)
“Given the complexity of these changes, we have made mistakes and will almost certainly make more,” Zuckerberg said.
He added that he “strives to provide as much stability as possible” as the company continues to reshape its workforce.
“I don’t want to overpromise because the world is evolving in ways that are beyond our control,” Zuckerberg said.
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Meta has invested billions of dollars in artificial intelligence to try to compete with OpenAI, Google and Microsoft. (Getty Images/Getty Images)
He also reiterated that Meta does not expect any further company-wide layoffs this year.
The comments come after Meta laid off about 10% of its employees. global workforce in May and reassigned about 7,000 employees to AI-focused initiatives.
Teleprinter Security Last Change Change % META META PLATFORMS INC. 566.98 -1.45 -0.26% Zuckerberg reportedly said the company would try to find new positions for employees reassigned to training AI models.
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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, September 4, 2025. (Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg/Getty Images, file/Getty Images)
“By creating important new roles for people, it also allowed us to reduce the size of teams, knowing that if we made mistakes in certain places, then we could transfer some people,” Zuckerberg said.
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According to Reuters, the restructuring – combined with previous transfers and job cuts – is expected to ultimately affect around 20% of Meta’s workforce.
Meta employed nearly 78,000 people at the end of March, according to company filings.
FOX Business has contacted Meta for comment.
FOX Business’ Bradford Betz and Reuters contributed to this report.
