Meta Platforms Pauses AI Hiring Amid Restructuring

Meta Platforms has implemented a hiring freeze in its artificial intelligence division following an aggressive recruitment campaign that saw the company acquire over 50 researchers and engineers. The pause, confirmed by a Meta spokesperson, is part of broader organizational planning and budgeting exercises.

Exceptions to the freeze require approval from chief AI officer Alexandr Wang, who joined Meta after CEO Mark Zuckerberg acquired a $14 billion stake in his company, Scale AI. The restructuring also restricts internal team transfers within the AI division.

Meta's aggressive poaching of top talent from OpenAI, Google, Apple, and Anthropic had drawn significant scrutiny prior to the freeze. The MOVE reflects a strategic shift as the company consolidates its superintelligence efforts.