r/technology 5d ago

Artificial Intelligence Hi Reddit, I'm Katie Paul, a Reuters journalist who unveiled Mark Zuckerberg's plan to replace Meta staff with AI — and how it imploded. AMA.

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To make its workforce "AI native," Meta hatched a radical plan to slash the size of teams across the company by as much as 60% in two waves, known internally as Project OT. But staff revolted and AI agent tech didn't perform as executives had hoped — and hours before a big layoff in May, CEO Mark Zuckerberg called off planning for further cuts. Here's our special report.

I've been a reporter at Reuters for about 11 years. Before covering tech, I was based in Saudi Arabia, Syria and other spots around the Middle East.

Leading up to the Meta investigation, I broke the news of the company's May 20 layoffs, its push to capture employee mouse movements for use as AI training data and how labor organizing efforts gained momentum in response to the restructuring.

PROOF: https://imgur.com/a/rNONrPE I will answer questions from 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. ET


r/technology 8h ago

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r/technology 9h ago

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r/technology 3h ago

Social Media Australia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithms

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r/technology 11h ago

Hardware You can now play PS3 games straight from the disc, without owning a PS3

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r/technology 20h ago

Society CD and vinyl sales are surging as frustration with digital media keeps growing

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r/technology 17h ago

Software Adobe ends an 18-year era as AI pressure mounts

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r/technology 18h ago

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r/technology 1d ago

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r/technology 15h ago

Artificial Intelligence Jensen Huang once again declares that ‘AGI has arrived’ — but his GPT-6 celebration feels like he’s just trying to sell next-gen Nvidia GPUs

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r/technology 11h ago

Artificial Intelligence Sen. Kennedy rails against AI developers as 'high IQ stupid people'

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r/technology 8h ago

Artificial Intelligence NHL 27 Is Using AI-Generated Voiceover for In-Game Commentators, John Buccigross Says

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r/technology 12h ago

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r/technology 18h ago

Artificial Intelligence Ed Zitron isn’t concerned about our AI revolution turning into a murder-robot nightmare. He’s warning that the companies involved are spending insane amounts of money that they will never make back—and that the rest of us will suffer the consequences.

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r/technology 18h ago

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r/technology 19h ago

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r/technology 22h ago

Business Switzerland's Federal Government is Replacing Microsoft on 3,000 Computers

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r/technology 10h ago

Software Microsoft promises faster Windows 11 boot times and better performance on 8GB PCs

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