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Meta Offers Engineers Reassigned to AI Training Option to Transfer
Meta reassigned 7,000 employees to AI training units last month. The company now says staff in those units can choose to move elsewhere.
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Meta reassigned 7,000 employees to units focused on AI training last month. The company is now allowing some of those employees to transfer out if they wish. The change follows an internal memo sent Wednesday to employees who had been moved into the Applied AI task force. The memo states the company will "defer to each individual's choice" regarding continued participation.
Background on the Reassignment Last month Meta also laid off 10 percent of its workforce, about 8,000 people. Employees had compared the new AI training assignments to data-labeling work and expressed dissatisfaction on internal forums. The memo adds that staff remaining in the unit will receive preferential placement for other roles because of staffing shortages.
It states the company would prefer employees to stay but will support individual decisions. Meta declined to comment on the memo.
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