‘Tell Him He’s a Piece of Shit’: Meta’s New AI Unit Is a Total Mess
Summary
WIRED reports internal turmoil within Meta's 6,500-person Applied AI unit, highlighting a chaotic reorganization, employee dissatisfaction, and a culture clash between ambitious AI goals and execution. The piece covers an on-call incident with an expletive-interrupted livestream, layoffs, monitoring protests, and leadership comments from Chris Cox and Mark Zuckerberg signaling adjustments to management ratios and future direction.