Layoffs or terminations of employment relations (PHK) have once again\noccurred in technology companies. Social media giant Meta will cut 10%\nof its employees, equivalent to around 8,000 workers.<\/p>\n
This decision was announced by the parent of Facebook, WhatsApp, and\nInstagram through a memo to employees. The memo was distributed on\nThursday (23\/4\/2026) US time.<\/p>\n
The employee layoffs will begin on 20 May 2026. In addition to the\nlayoffs, Meta is also cancelling plans to recruit 6,000 people.<\/p>\n
News of Meta\u2019s layoffs was first reported by Bloomberg. This policy\nis said to be the impact of Meta\u2019s increasing investment in artificial\nintelligence (AI) technology.<\/p>\n
According to internal sources cited by the BBC, Meta\u2019s expenditure,\nincluding for AI, in 2026 is estimated at $135 billion (approximately Rp\n2,334 trillion). That amount is equivalent to the accumulated AI\nspending by Meta over the last three years.<\/p>\n
In January 2026, Zuckerberg said he had seen how productive employees\nassisted by AI can be. Even, one employee can now complete projects that\npreviously required a large team.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think 2026 will be the year when AI dramatically changes the way\nwe work,\u201d Zuckerberg said at the time.<\/p>\n
If traced from the beginning of this year, the layoffs in May will be\nthe third workforce reduction for Meta.<\/p>\n
In January 2026, the company formerly known as Facebook cut around\n10% of employees working on Metaverse projects. Around 1,000 people were\naffected by the layoffs at that time.<\/p>\n
Then in March 2026, Meta also terminated hundreds of workers in the\nFacebook division, Reality Labs, global operations, and sales.<\/p>\n
At the same time, this social media giant stated it would replace\nthird-party vendors or contractors handling content moderation tasks\nwith AI, as compiled by KompasTekno from CNBC.<\/p>\n
In addition to Meta, waves of layoffs are still being experienced by\nother technology companies in recent times.<\/p>\n
In January, Amazon announced plans to lay off around 16,000 workers.\nMicrosoft recently also offered a voluntary resignation programme for\nits employees in the US.<\/p>\n
Atlassian, an Australian company known for products like Jira,\nConfluence, and Trello, also cut around 10% of its total workforce, or\nabout 1,600 employees.<\/p>\n
In addition, this step is also said to be necessary to improve the\ncompany\u2019s financial condition and adjust work strategies to be faster\nand more efficient in the AI era.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, Atlassian emphasised that these layoffs do not mean AI\nis fully replacing the roles of the affected employees.<\/p>\n
According to Mike, AI is more about changing workflows, skill\nrequirements, and the number of positions needed in some fields, so the\ncompany feels the need to adapt.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/meta-lays-off-8-000-employees-amid-sharp-rise-in-ai-spending-1777006388", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }