Zuckerberg Cut 8,000 Jobs for AI, Then Admitted It 'Hasn't Really Accelerated'
Zuckerberg gutted 8,000 jobs betting on AI agents, then told staff on July 2 the tech 'hasn't really accelerated' while Reality Labs bled $4.03 billion in one quarter.
"hasn't really accelerated in the way that we expected"
Reuters
Mark Zuckerberg fired roughly 8,000 people, shielded his AI teams, and pushed 7,000 survivors into AI roles they reportedly hate, all on the promise the agents were about to take off. Then, per a recording heard by Reuters, he stood at a July 2 town hall and conceded the acceleration hasn’t really accelerated in the way that we expected, promising the payoff sits three to six months out. Morale has cratered, with Blind ratings down 25% and median total compensation dropping nearly $30,000, as workers feel they’re training their own replacements, while Reality Labs alone lost $4.03 billion in Q1 2026. The man who bet the workforce on the future now needs the future to hurry the f*uck up before the next earnings call. Reuters on Zuckerberg’s town hall admission
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