# Meta has started compelling top software engineers from across the company to transfer into its new Applied AI Engineering unit.

*genai · news · 2026-04-11 · Times of India*

## Key points

- Meta is now mandating top engineers transfer to its Applied AI Engineering unit.
- The AAI unit's goal is to automate Meta's engineering work using AI agents.
- AAI teams will operate with up to 50 engineers per manager to maximize speed.
- AAI directly supports Meta Superintelligence Labs, which recently released the Muse Spark model.
- Meta is planning deeper layoffs to offset AI infrastructure costs and accelerate internal AI adoption.

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

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