‘Tell Him He’s a Piece of Shit’: Meta’s New AI Unit Is a Total Mess (opens original article in a new tab)

Meta's AI unit faces internal turmoil with employee outbursts, dissatisfaction over menial tasks, and organizational changes causing low morale.

• An employee interrupted a Meta livestream with an expletive-filled outburst about being treated as 'the company's bitch' and told others to 'tell him he's a piece of shit'.
• Meta's Applied AI unit, formed in March, faces widespread dissatisfaction among 6,500 engineers and product managers who describe their work as menial and soul-crushing.
• Meta's AI restructuring led to 8,000 layoffs and increased stress across divisions, with over 1,600 employees signing a petition against monitoring their clicks and keystrokes for AI training data.