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Meta to lay off 600 in its AI division - UPI.com (www.upi.com)
submitted 1 week ago by sundray@lemmus.org to c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
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This is an interesting choice; a big part of AI-mania has been corporations tripping over themselves to prove how "all-in" they are on AI. In firing a bunch of AI staff, Meta risks looking like they're not committed enough to it. Are things starting to change? Is this all-in posture no longer important? (We can only hope.)

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[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 30 points 1 week ago

Just replace them with AI duh

[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They need the money for the data centers first – then the AI employees.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago

Energy is the real bottle neck. Data centers are a cup and ball game for Nvidia/OpenAI...

[–] henfredemars 16 points 1 week ago

So it begins.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives

[–] dephyre@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

🫧💥

[–] PNW_Doug@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Careful Zucks, or they may question your commitment to Sparklemotion.

[–] MrSmith@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

My god, US, have some self-respect and get some employment protection laws.

[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is this for their ML team?

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The only specific information I know is that this doesn’t effect their “super intelligence” team, and that they are inviting the laid off people to apply elsewhere at the company.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Ah yeah, instead of working to shift people elsewhere, lay them off and have them do the work and compete with each other as applicants again. Gotta love modern corporate America.