India, Oct. 22 -- Meta Platforms is sharpening its focus on artificial intelligence with plans to lay off around 600 employees across key AI units, as part of a broader restructuring of its Superintelligence Labs.

The move follows the company's record $27 billion financing deal to accelerate its data centre expansion.

Why is Meta cutting jobs in its AI division?

According to Axios, Meta will eliminate roughly 600 positions within its Superintelligence Labs, a core division driving its AI strategy. The cuts will affect teams under Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR), as well as those focused on product-related AI and AI infrastructure. However, the newly established TBD Lab will remain unaffected, Reuters reported.

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