Perhaps the biggest threat to our jobs isn’t AI—but other, more talented people. Or so seems to be the case with Meta’s latest batch of layoffs.

In a separate message to managers, the Facebook co-founder stressed that these cuts were intended to create space for the company to hire the

Meta Platforms Inc. began notifying staff of job cuts on Monday, kick-starting a process that will terminate thousands of people as the company cracks down on “low-performers” and scours for new talent to dominate the AI race.

The social media giant's ambitious restructuring plan will affects 5% of Meta's global workforce amid industry-wide changes

Meta employees in over a dozen countries across Europe, Asia, and Africa will receive their notifications of layoffs between February 11 and February 18.