Mark Zuckerberg had a bold plan to replace Meta staff with AI. Here’s how it imploded

How Zuckerberg’s plan to replace Meta staff with AI unravelled

Project OT, or Organization Transformation, would have seen AI take over much of the daily work performed by thousands of human employees

Meta considered slashing teams up to 60% in AI push, report says (META:NASDAQ)

Meta’s “Project OT” aimed to make its workforce AI-native, with scenarios cutting some teams up to 60% before Zuckerberg paused further layoffs.

Mark Zuckerberg Reportedly Wanted AI to Replace Meta Workers. The Plan Collapsed Within Months.

The initiative, code-named "Project OT," for Organization Transformation, envisioned turning Meta into an "AI native" company.

Mark Zuckerberg had a bold plan to replace Meta staff with AI. Here’s how it imploded

In January, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his top lieutenants gathered for their annual leadership retreat at his Hawaii compound. There they hatched a radical plan to reimagine work at the social-media giant in the age of artificial intelligence.

Meta (META) Stock: How Zuckerberg's AI Workforce Strategy Crashed and Burned

Key Takeaways A confidential initiative dubbed “Project OT” envisioned eliminating up to 60% of certain departments across two phases to build an “AI native” organization Hours before initiating the first round of terminations on May 20, Zuckerberg abandoned plans for the second wave following internal resistance The company’s AI agent systems underperformed expectations, contributing to a 40% surge in critical incidents The social media giant …