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Meta is axing 600 roles across its AI division

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492 points Lionga | 1 comments | 22 Oct 25 16:44 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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JCM9 ◴[22 Oct 25 20:56 UTC] No.45675040[source]▶
Lots of companies spun up giant AI teams over the last 48 months. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if 50+% of these roles are eliminated in the next 48 months.

The AI party is coming to an end. Those without clear ROI are ripe for the chopping block.

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semiinfinitely ◴[22 Oct 25 21:22 UTC] No.45675307[source]▶
wishful thinking
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wkat4242 ◴[22 Oct 25 21:46 UTC] No.45675577[source]▶
Tbh yes. I like AI but I'm getting a bit sick of the hype. All our top dogs want AI in everything no matter whether it actually benefits the product. They even know it's senseless but they need to show the shareholders that they are all-in on AI.

It's really time for this bubble to collapse so we can go back to working on things that actually make sense rather than ticking boxes.

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1. rhetocj23 ◴[22 Oct 25 22:27 UTC] No.45675964[source]▶
THe great irony and greed of shareholders is, if this all blows up, they will demand more cash return in the form of dividends and stock buy backs. If that doesnt happen the stock price will get crushed as Meta already experienced back in 2022.