Meta CTO told employees AI gains should go into more work
Meta's CTO Andrew Bosworth told employees that AI productivity gains should be used to build more products, not to take more time off. He made the comments during a Q&A session, where an employee asked about reviving the company's cancelled holiday program, Meta Days. Bosworth's response was seen as blunt, and he later apologized for coming down too hard on the employee.
- ▪Meta cut 8,000 jobs this year while spending $135 billion on AI infrastructure.
- ▪The company replaced its cancelled Meta Days with two 'choice days' and provides four weeks off plus public holidays.
- ▪Bosworth stands to earn up to $921 million from a stock option programme tied to Meta reaching a $9 trillion valuation by 2031.
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- ▪ Meta CTO says employees should use AI productivity gains to do more work — Business Insider
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Credit: UK Home Office document.getElementsByClassName('tnw-ad-wrapper')[1]?.classList?.add('ad-wrapper__growth-quarters'); TL;DRMeta CTO Bosworth told employees AI gains should go into more work, not more time off. Called the Meta Days vacation question “very dumb.” Meta cut 8,000 jobs this year while spending $135B on AI. Meta’s chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth told employees at a July Q&A that AI productivity gains should be used to build more products, not to take more time off. An employee had asked whether the gains could be channelled into reviving “Meta Days,” a cancelled holiday programme that gave staff a few extra days off. Bosworth’s answer was blunt: “Stop asking about Meta Days.
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