Exclusive: Departing Meta Staffer Posts Biting Anti-AI Video Internally Amid Mass Layoffs
Meta has laid off 8,000 employees and reassigned another 7,000 to train AI models, leading to significant shifts in company culture. In response, engineer David Frenk created a parody video that humorously critiques the company's direction and the impact of AI on employees. The video resonated with many staff members, reflecting their concerns about job security and the future of their roles at Meta.
- ▪Meta recently laid off 8,000 employees, which is 10 percent of its workforce.
- ▪David Frenk, a Meta engineer, posted a farewell parody video that critiques the company's shift towards AI.
- ▪The video has gained tens of thousands of views on Meta's internal messaging system, highlighting employee concerns about job security.
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freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "motherjones_right_rail_1", slotId: "ROS_ATF_300x600" }); When Meta engineer David Frenk posted an anti-AI farewell parody video in an internal message board, staff thought it perfectly captured shifts in company culture.CIR/Courtesy of David Frenk Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This week, Meta laid off 8,000 employees—10 percent of the company’s staff—and reassigned another 7,000 to train AI models. Fear of the layoffs had been building around the company for weeks, compounded by the way that Meta has taken a sharp turn from a company built by coders to a company that has staked its future on AI.
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