Meta Halts AI Hiring After Recruiting Top Talent From Rivals

Meta Halts AI Hiring After Recruiting Top Talent From Rivals

Meta has paused hiring in its AI division after aggressively recruiting over 50 experts from Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft. The freeze follows restructuring into four specialised teams and aims to stabilise operations and plan finances. It reflects Meta’s strategic shift from expansion to consolidation amid intense global competition and rising costs.