# Around 7,000 workers will be reassigned to newly created AI-focused teams.

*genai · news · 2026-05-19 · Firstpost*

## Key points

- Meta is reassigning about 7,000 employees to four newly created AI-focused teams.
- The new AI teams will operate with fewer managers and use "AI-native design structures."
- Meta will spend up to $135 billion in 2026, much of it dedicated to AI investment.
- AI adoption is now factored into employee performance evaluations in some teams within Meta.
- Meta is scaling back its metaverse projects as it pivots resources toward AI development.

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

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