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Meta is reportedly considering layoffs that could affect at least 20% of its workforce to offset rising artificial intelligence costs.
The job cuts were aimed at helping the company offset the cost of its artificial intelligence infrastructure and prepare for AI-assisted workers to improve efficiency, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The paper added that the timing and scale of potential job cuts have not yet been finalized.
Reached for comment, a Mehta spokesperson told FOX Business, “This is a speculative report regarding a theoretical approach.”
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives at Los Angeles Superior Court, a US courthouse in Los Angeles, California, on February 18, 2026. (Jill Connelly/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Meta executives recently shared plans for proposed job cuts with other senior executives at the company, Reuters reported.
If the company were to cut 20% of its workforce, the cuts would represent Meta’s largest restructuring since 2022 or early 2023, the outlet said.
According to Reuters, Meta laid off 11,000 employees in November 2022, about 13% of its workforce at the time.
The company cut another 10,000 jobs a few months later.
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Meta is reportedly considering layoffs that could affect up to 20% of its workforce as it invests heavily in artificial intelligence infrastructure. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Meta employed about 79,000 people as of Dec. 31, according to its latest filing.
Other major companies, including Amazon, have also recently announced large-scale layoffs related to AI development.
Amazon cut about 16,000 jobs in January and hinted at the time that more cuts could follow.
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Meta is considering significant job cuts as tech giants increase spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure. (Getty Images/Getty Images)
The company previously announced the first round of layoffs in October, with a total of about 14,000 white-collar workers being laid off, resulting in the elimination of about 30,000 positions companywide.
In cutting the workforce, which equates to about 10% of its white-collar workforce, Amazon cited efficiency gains from artificial intelligence and broader cultural changes.
FOX Business’ Bradford Betz contributed to this report.
