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Meta's AI Unit Chaos: Employee Outbursts, Layoffs, and Morale Crisis
An employee outburst during a Meta all-hands livestream reflects deep unrest in the company's Applied AI unit. WIRED reports on widespread dissatisfaction among 6,500 engineers assigned to menial tasks, along with 8,000 recent layoffs and a petition against employee monitoring for AI training data. Leaders acknowledge the turmoil.
Jun 14, 2026 4 sources