# Meta is set to conduct a big layoff round tomorrow – May 20, 2026.

*genai · news · 2026-05-19 · India Today*

## Key points

- Meta will lay off about 8,000 employees and reassign 7,000 to new AI teams.
- The restructuring will impact approximately 20% of Meta's workforce in a single day.
- New AI units include Applied AI Engineering and Agent Transformation Accelerator XFN, focusing on autonomous AI agents.
- Meta has implemented mouse-tracking software to monitor employees and train AI, facing internal resistance.
- Meta closed 6,000 open roles after last month's layoff announcement and may cut another 8,000 jobs soon.

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

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