AI Jobs Impact: Once again big news has come out from the tech world. Giant company Meta has started a new round of layoffs of employees. of the company CEO Mark Zuckerberg Now we are increasingly focusing on Artificial Intelligence, due to which the jobs of hundreds of employees are in danger.
Hundreds of jobs lost in Silicon Valley
According to reports, Meta is laying off employees on a large scale in Silicon Valley. California government documents show 124 jobs are being eliminated in Burlingame and 74 in Sunnyvale. The layoffs will be in effect until the end of May and are considered permanent.
Big cuts have already been made
This is not the first time that Meta has taken such a big step. In March 2026, the company has laid off about 700 employees. At the same time, in January 2026, about 1,500 people lost their jobs from the Reality Labs division. The impact of these decisions has been clearly seen on recruitment, sales, operations and technical teams. Although the company is trying to give other roles to some employees, many people may have to change locations for this.
Increasing stake on AI, changing way of working
CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes that 2026 will be the year of AI, which will completely change the way work is done. Under this strategy, Meta is making its teams smaller and more efficient. Now the company is increasing the use of AI tools, so that more work can be done with fewer people.
Billions of dollars invested in AI
Meta is preparing to invest heavily in the AI sector this year. According to reports, the company may spend $115 billion to $135 billion. This investment will be on data centres, servers and AI infrastructure. Apart from this, the company is expecting an increase of about 40% in its operating expenses. Recently Meta has also hired many big tech talents, including names like Alexander Wang.
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Will 20% of the employees lose their jobs?
A report claims that Meta is considering reducing around 20% of its total workforce. However, the company has called it “mere speculation” and said that no final decision has been taken yet. If this happens, it will be the company’s biggest layoff after 2022 and 2023. Recall that in November 2022, Meta had laid off about 11,000 employees.
What does the company say?
Meta says that it keeps making changes in its teams from time to time so that it can better achieve its goals. The company has also made it clear that wherever possible, efforts will be made to provide other roles to the affected employees. Meta, which owns major platforms like Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, was expected to employ around 79,000 employees by the end of 2025.
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