Mark Zuckerberg admits Meta has 'made mistakes' as AI overhaul reshapes 20% of its workforce: report

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Meta CEOMark Zuckerbergacknowledged Friday. the company has "made mistakes" as it undergoes a sweeping workforce overhaul tied to its aggressive push into artificial intelligence (AI).

Zuckerberg made the remarks in an internal memo to employees. according to Reuters,which reportedthat the Meta chief warned of challenges associated with the rapid development of AI technology.

Meta has poured billions of dollars intoAIinfrastructure. tools as it competes with OpenAI, Google and Microsoft for dominance in the emerging technology.

The company has also explored ways to use AI agents to perform tasks currently handled by employees.

MARK ZUCKERBERG SAYS META HAS 'MADE MISTAKES' DURING ITS AI-DRIVEN WORKFORCE OVERHAUL. WARNING OF CHALLENGES TIED TO THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company has "made mistakes" as it restructures its workforce around artificial intelligence.(Alex Wong/Getty Images / Getty Images)

"Given the complexity of these changes, we've made mistakes and will almost certainly make more," Zuckerberg said.

He added. he is "focused on providing as much stability as possible" as the company continues to reshape its workforce.

"I don't want to overpromise because the world is changing in ways that are out of our control," Zuckerberg said.

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Meta has invested billions of dollars in artificial intelligence as it seeks to compete with OpenAI, Google. Microsoft.(Getty Images / Getty Images)

He also reiterated thatMetadoes not expect any additional company-wide layoffs this year.

The comments come after Meta laid off roughly 10% of itsglobal workforcein May. reassigned approximately 7,000 employees to AI-focused initiatives.

Zuckerberg reportedly said the company will attempt to find new positions for employees reassigned to train AI models.

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Mark Zuckerberg. chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during a dinner with tech leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Sept. 4, 2025.(Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg/Getty Images, File / Getty Images)

"By creating important new roles for people. this also allowed us to shrink the size of teams knowing that if we make mistakes in some places, then we could transfer some people back," Zuckerberg said.

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According to Reuters, the restructuring — combined with previous transfers. role eliminations — is expected to ultimately affect about 20% of Meta’s workforce.

Meta employed nearly 78,000 people as of the end of March, according to company securities filings.

FOX Business has reached out to Meta for comment.

FOX Business' Bradford Betz and Reuters contributed to this report.

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