# Meta Spends More on AI in Three Weeks Than It Saves From 8,000 Layoffs All Year - Date: 2026-04-24 - Category: Artificial Intelligence Meta is eliminating 8,000 jobs, saving an estimated $1.4B annually at average comp. The company will spend $42-62B more on AI infrastructure this year than last. Three weeks of that buildout costs more than the full-year savings from the people it just let go. ---