‘It’s Undignified’: Hundreds of Workers Training Meta’s AI Could Be Laid Off

# Meta's AI Training Contractor May Cut Over 700 Jobs in Ireland Meta is considering laying off more than 700 workers in Ireland who help train its artificial intelligence systems by reviewing and labeling data. These contractors work for a company hired by Meta rather than Meta directly, and losing their jobs would mean the end of this type of human-led AI training work in that location. The news highlights how the push to build AI systems is creating jobs in some areas while potentially eliminating them in others as companies figure out how to run their AI operations more efficiently.