‘Tell Him He’s a Piece of Shit’: Meta’s New AI Unit Is a Total Mess
Meta employees have expressed significant frustration regarding the company's new Applied AI unit, describing the work as menial and soul-crushing. Reports indicate low morale and internal outbursts during company meetings as staff struggle with the unit's structure and tasks.
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This highlights internal cultural challenges at major tech firms as they pivot aggressively toward AI development.
Photograph: Kyle Grillot/Getty Images Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Someone interrupted a livestreamed, employee-only presentation at Meta earlier this week with an expletive-filled outburst about “being the company’s bitch,” according to a recording heard by WIRED. The individual then asked the people leading the call to write to a specific Meta AI executive and "tell him that he s a piece of shit."
The article relies on anonymous employee complaints to frame the company culture negatively, which is common in tech labor reporting.
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