Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is building a personal AI agent to move faster and cut through internal layers.
A source close to the matter says Zuckerberg is using the agent, which is still under development, to get information faster rather than through one person after another, the Wall Street Journal reports.
During Meta’s Q4 earnings call, Zuckerberg said that 2026 will be the year the company uses AI to “dramatically change” how work gets done inside the company.
“So to do this, we’re investing in AI-native tooling so individuals at Meta can get more done. We’re elevating individual contributors and flattening teams. We’re starting to see projects that used to require big teams now being accomplished by a single very talented person. I want to make sure that as many of these very talented people as possible choose Meta as the place that they can make the greatest impact – to deliver personalized products to billions of people around the world. And if we do this, then I think that we’re going to get a lot more done, and I think it’ll be a lot more fun.”
Zuckerberg appears to be spearheading the effort with the development of his own personal AI assistant.
Employees are following his lead. People close to the matter say Meta’s internal message board is full of posts from employees sharing new AI use cases and tools built using AI. Some employees are saying that the vibe in the company reminds them of Facebook’s early days, when they were encouraged to “move fast and break things.”
But some are not catching the excitement as they grow anxious about being laid off due to Meta’s focus on using AI tools to drive efficiency.
Last week, reports emerged that Meta is looking at making sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% of its 79,000-strong workforce.
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