During a recent town hall, Meta Platforms, Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company will lay off approximately 8,000 employees, representing 10% of its workforce, as part of a strategy to allocate resources towards artificial intelligence (AI) and infrastructure. The layoffs, scheduled to begin on May 20, are not directly linked to Meta's transition towards an 'AI-native' structure but reflect a need to balance spending between compute infrastructure and personnel. Zuckerberg emphasized that the company's future size remains uncertain, with CFO Susan Li echoing concerns about the optimal workforce size in light of rapid advancements in AI. This is not the first round of layoffs for Meta, which previously cut 11,000 jobs in November 2022 and 10,000 in early 2023. The company is also monitoring employee activity to enhance its AI systems, which has raised some internal criticism among staff.