Zuckerberg blames Meta layoffs on AI costs - with more job cuts possibly to come

发布时间：2026-05-01来源：TechRadar

Around 8,000 of Meta's nearly 80,000 workers are set to lose their jobs this month

Company capex is expected to rise $10bn to $145bn

Revenue is up 33%, but shares are down 9%

Meta is reportedly planning to cut around 8,000 jobs, or 10% of its current headcount, as soon as this month amid ongoing cost-cutting measures, with further layoffs not ruled out either.

Chief People Officer Janelle Gale explained the drive for agility amid shifting priorities and competition from rival companies, but with future layoffs potentially on the cards, worker morale is believed to be under huge pressure with employees demanding more transparency.

The company has already made around 1,700 workers redundant in 2026 (via

layoffs.fyi

), and at least 4,300 in 2025.

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Meta continues to explore job cuts

Speaking about the job cuts, CEO Mark Zuckerberg implied they were largely driven by growing AI infrastructure spend across data centers and compute. Company capex continues to rise, estimated to be as high as $145 billion, which has ultimately forced savings elsewhere. This number is up by a not-so-insignificant $10 billion from previous projections (via

Forbes

).

Zuckerberg emphasized that AI itself is not replacing jobs, however the tech can still be attributed to job losses indirectly with Meta focusing on big AI spends across infrastructure. He has already previously acknowledged that AI does allow leaner teams to work more efficiently, though, so it's not as if AI isn't responsible for some direct job losses.

Even though the companies has fired thousands of workers in recent years, it's also re-hired across other areas of the business, with headcount up 1% year-over-year.

However, despite a "milestone quarter," with a 33% rise in revenue to $56.31 billion, company shares are down about 9% following the company's latest earnings post, with investors more likely worried about the major capex spend than labor shifts.

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