Meta Platforms freezes hiring spree for AI division, WSJ reports

Meta has frozen its hiring spree for its AI division after hiring over 50 AI researchers and engineers, Meghan Bobrowsky of The Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the matter. The hiring freeze also prohibits employees from moving between teams inside the division. A Meta spokesperson characterized the freeze as “”basic organizational planning: creating a solid structure for our new superintelligence efforts after bringing people on board and undertaking yearly budgeting and planning exercises.”