AI Agents Meant to Replace Meta Workers Caused Disruption Amid 60% Staff-Cut Plan

According to Reuters, Meta explored a plan code-named Project OT to reduce some team headcounts by up to 60 percent as part of its push to become “AI native,” with two rounds of layoffs under consideration. The plan reportedly involved AI agents meant to replace workers, and those agents made “large-scale, disruptive actions.” Meta confirmed the plan but did not specify which teams would be affected. The episode underscores the challenges companies face in deciding whether AI is a better fit for certain tasks than employees.