Svmuu News: According to internal memos and media reports, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees that the company has “made some mistakes” during its AI-driven organizational transformation and expects similar situations to arise in the future. Zuckerberg noted that Meta is investing hundreds of billions of dollars in the AI sector to reshape the company’s core business structure, but the organizational changes driven by the rapid evolution of AI technology have also presented significant challenges. The company acknowledged missteps in certain personnel adjustments and organizational restructurings, while emphasizing a commitment to greater organizational stability moving forward and stating that no further large-scale layoffs are expected this year. As part of this restructuring, Meta carried out a major realignment in May, including approximately 10% global layoffs and the reassignment of about 7,000 employees to AI-related projects. Zuckerberg stated that some of the affected employees would be reassigned to roles related to model training and AI workflows to minimize the organizational impact. He also mentioned that the company will increase investment in team building, including expanding budgets for external meetings and collaboration, and plans to host a large-scale hackathon in July to promote collaborative development of AI projects. Additionally, Meta has recognized issues arising from the expansion of managerial responsibilities and plans to streamline the management hierarchy. The newly established Applied AI Engineering department has reportedly adopted a highly flat organizational structure, with some teams having a staff-to-manager ratio as high as 50:1. Meta has not commented further on this internal memo. (Reuters)