Meta’s AI agent push slows; Zuckerberg cites slower-than-expected progress in internal meeting

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees in an internal town hall on Thursday that AI agent development had not "accelerated in the way" executives had previously expected, according to Reuters, which cited the meeting.

Zuckerberg also reportedly said the company’s AI-focused restructuring—including the creation of an internal group called Agent Transformation—had not yet delivered the anticipated benefits, though he expressed optimism improvements would emerge within the next three to six months.

Earlier this year, Meta laid off about 8,000 employees, roughly 10% of its corporate workforce, and reassigned another 7,000 to AI-related teams, moves Zuckerberg characterized as not as "clean" as they should have been.

The workforce actions were framed as necessary to ensure Meta could move quickly enough to adapt to industry changes, Zuckerberg reportedly said, but he indicated the expected upside from the new AI structure had not yet materialized.