Meta explored cutting or redeploying up to 60% of staff in some teams under Project OT to make the company more AI native. CEO Mark Zuckerberg later halted a planned second restructuring wave amid employee resistance and concerns over AI productivity gains, although Meta continues to reorganise teams and invest heavily in AI.

Mumbai, August 26, 2026: Meta explored reducing the size of some teams by as much as 60% as part of an ambitious plan to make its workforce “AI native”, before Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg called off plans for a second round of restructuring amid employee resistance and concerns over the technology's productivity gains, according to a Reuters report.

The initiative, code-named Project OT, short for Organization Transformation, was developed by Zuckerberg and senior executives during their annual leadership retreat at his Hawaii compound in January, the report said.

AI Restructuring Plans

The plan envisaged artificial intelligence taking over a significant amount of work performed by thousands of employees, with smaller groups of human staff overseeing virtual workers. Meta considered layoffs, redeployments, closing vacant positions and removing employees it considered poor performers.