Meta's Misguided Quest for AI Supremacy Exposes Flaws in Tech's Cult of Efficiency Meta's 8,000 layoffs in May sent shockwaves through the tech industry.
Less discussed is the company's plan to slash teams by as much as 60% and replace them with AI agents. This "Project OT" was born out of Mark Zuckerberg's January leadership retreat at his Hawaii compound.
The goal of Project OT is not just cost cutting but a fundamental reshaping of Meta around the assumption that AI can handle most tasks.