"Determined to dominate the next era of AI, Meta has spent the past year in blitz mode. Zuckerberg has overhauled divisions, reallocated resources to new products, and poured billions into the AI arms race with OpenAI, Google, and others. Zuckerberg's push came with a marked shift in leadership tone as well, including his public celebration of what he described as more "masculine energy.""
"Along the way, the company has trimmed its metaverse ambitions, raised performance expectations, and cut thousands of jobs, all while chasing Zuckerberg's grand vision of "personal superintelligence." In some ways, the moves have boosted efficiency and led to faster innovation. In others, some divisions have been roiled by internal tensions, including clashes resulting from AI reorganizations and Zuckerberg flaming the AI talent wars, according to current and former employees."
Meta reorganized teams, reallocated resources, and invested billions to compete in AI, accompanied by a sharper leadership tone and celebration of more "masculine energy." The company scaled back metaverse work, raised performance expectations, and cut thousands of jobs while pursuing a vision of "personal superintelligence." Some changes boosted efficiency and accelerated innovation; other changes produced internal tensions from AI reorganizations and talent conflicts. Layoffs were demoralizing for employees labeled as "low performers." Employee sentiment improved after a cultural reset in early 2025, but investors worry about heavy spending on AI infrastructure and talent and uncertain returns.
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