India, Oct. 22 -- Meta has announced layoffs to cut 600 jobs in its unit Superintelligence Labs, as the Facebook owner looks to make its AI unit more flexible and responsive.

The job cuts will affect Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) unit, as well as teams focused on product-related AI and AI infrastructure, the company said. The newly formed TBD Lab, which comprises "a few dozen" researchers and engineers developing Meta's next-generation foundation models, will not be affected.

Axios first reported the job cuts announcement, citing a company memo.

Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang said fewer team members would streamline decision-making and increase the responsibility, scope and impact of each role.

The company said it w...