26 August 2026
Meta scrapped mass layoff plan after AI agents failed and staff rebelled
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- Meta's internal Project OT aimed to shrink many teams by up to 60 percent, replacing workers with AI agents supervised by small human groups.
- The plan collapsed in May when agent technology failed to deliver promised productivity gains, forcing CEO Mark Zuckerberg to cancel a second layoff wave.
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