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Zuckerberg: AI Benefits in Six Months, $145 B Spend, 8,000 Layoffs

7/3/2026

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Mark Zuckerberg told staff AI agent development has not accelerated and the reorganization was not clean.
He said Meta expects AI benefits within three to six months and will spend up to $145 billion on AI infrastructure this year.
Meta laid off about 8,000 workers (10% of staff) in May, leaving morale at its worst in 20 years.

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Mark Zuckerberg told staff AI agent development has not accelerated and the reorganization was not clean.
He said Meta expects AI benefits within three to six months and will spend up to $145 billion on AI infrastructure this year.
Meta laid off about 8,000 workers (10% of staff) in May, leaving morale at its worst in 20 years.