Meta announced Wednesday that it is laying off 600 employees in its artificial intelligence division while still hiring for its superintelligence lab.

This is an interesting choice; a big part of AI-mania has been corporations tripping over themselves to prove how “all-in” they are on AI. In firing a bunch of AI staff, Meta risks looking like they’re not committed enough to it. Are things starting to change? Is this all-in posture no longer important? (We can only hope.)

    • Sundray@lemmus.orgOPEnglish
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      8 hours ago

      The only specific information I know is that this doesn’t effect their “super intelligence” team, and that they are inviting the laid off people to apply elsewhere at the company.

      • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        7 hours ago

        Ah yeah, instead of working to shift people elsewhere, lay them off and have them do the work and compete with each other as applicants again. Gotta love modern corporate America.