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Meta Streamlines AI Operations with 600 Job Cuts, Focuses on Superintelligence

Meta is cutting 600 positions across its AI research and infrastructure teams to streamline decision-making and boost efficiency. The company reportedly aims to redeploy most affected employees internally while continuing to hire for its experimental TBD Lab unit as it pursues superintelligence development.

Strategic Restructuring in Meta’s AI Division

Meta Platforms is eliminating approximately 600 roles within its artificial intelligence units as part of a broader restructuring effort to enhance operational agility, according to an internal memo obtained by Axios. The job cuts reportedly target the company’s Fundamental AI Research (FAIR), product-related AI, and AI infrastructure teams while sparing the newly established TBD Lab experimental unit.

by Julian Trent
AIBusinessTechnology

Meta Restructures AI Division with Hundreds of Layoffs Following Aggressive Hiring

Meta is cutting approximately 600 roles from its AI Superintelligence lab, according to reports. The move comes months after an aggressive hiring spree led by Mark Zuckerberg to secure top AI talent. Company executives maintain that superintelligence remains a top priority despite the restructuring.

Major Workforce Reduction in AI Unit

Meta Platforms is eliminating approximately 600 positions from its artificial intelligence division, specifically targeting its Superintelligence lab, according to reports from Axios. The significant workforce reduction comes despite CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s personal involvement in an aggressive hiring campaign earlier this year that offered multi-year contracts worth up to $1 billion to attract top AI talent.

by Oliver Keaton
AIPolicyTechnology

Tech Leaders, AI Pioneers, and Public Figures Unite in Call for Halt to Superintelligent AI Development

An unprecedented coalition of technology pioneers, AI researchers, and public figures has called for a prohibition on developing superintelligent AI systems. The statement demands that no superintelligence development occur until scientific consensus confirms such systems can be controlled safely and with public approval.

Broad Coalition Demands AI Development Pause

Hundreds of influential figures across technology, politics, and entertainment have signed a statement calling for a prohibition on developing artificial intelligence that surpasses human intelligence, according to reports from the Future of Life Institute. The “Statement on Superintelligence” represents one of the most diverse coalitions yet to advocate for restraining AI development, bringing together traditionally opposed political figures and leading AI researchers who helped create the technology they now seek to regulate.

by Oliver Keaton
BusinessTechnology

Scale AI Settles Worker Misclassification Lawsuits in California, Shifts Hiring Practices

Scale AI has reportedly agreed to settle multiple lawsuits filed by former California contractors who alleged misclassification and underpayment. The company has since stopped hiring California-based gig workers as it faces additional legal challenges and regulatory scrutiny.

Scale AI Reaches Settlement in Contractor Lawsuits

Scale AI has agreed to settle four lawsuits filed by former workers in California who alleged they were illegally classified as contractors rather than employees, according to court documents filed this week. The San Francisco-based company, which specializes in artificial intelligence training data, reportedly reached settlements with all plaintiffs across the multiple cases, though specific terms remain undisclosed pending judicial approval.

by Oliver Keaton