Meta's AI division, assembled just months ago from acquisitions and reassignments, is experiencing severe internal turmoil. Engineers report unsustainable schedules, unclear leadership, and a chaotic organizational structure that prioritizes speed over sustainability.
The unit, numbering 6,500 employees, is tasked with building Meta's answer to OpenAI and Google's AI efforts. But insiders describe a culture of exhaustion, with engineers working toward conflicting goals set by competing executives. Morale is low, and exit interviews suggest a quiet exodus is underway.
The irony: while Meta invests billions in AI, it's failing to retain the talent needed to execute. The company's aggressive timelines and organizational dysfunction are creating a brain drain precisely when the company needs its strongest people focused.
