# Meta Platforms is reassigning 7,000 workers to new jobs related to artificial intelligence.

*genai · news · 2026-05-18 · The Straits Times*

## Key points

- Meta is reassigning 7,000 workers to AI-focused teams as part of a major restructuring.
- Meta has closed 6,000 open roles and will cut 8,000 employees to offset AI investments.
- New groups like Applied AI Engineering and Agent Transformation Accelerator focus on automating human staff tasks.
- Meta employees are protesting the rollout of mouse-tracking software used to train AI models.

**Companies:** Meta Platforms
**Countries:** United States

[Read the full story on The Straits Times](https://www.straitstimes.com/business/meta-lays-out-details-of-may-20-restructuring-in-internal-document)

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