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Meta's AI division creating LLaMA, image generation tools, and AI systems. Uses Facebook and Instagram user data, along with scraped web content.
Website
https://ai.meta.comCEO
Mark Zuckerberg
Founded
2004
Valuation
$1T+
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> Products & Services
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Public company
> Layoffs
600 employees
Layoffs in AI divisions including FAIR, product-related AI, and AI infrastructure units
Source3600 employees • 5%
Targeting lowest-performing employees as part of performance management initiative
Source10000 employees
Workforce reduction across Family of Apps and Reality Labs, targeting recruiting, technology, and business groups
Source> Controversies
Uses user data from Facebook and Instagram without explicit consent for AI training.[1][2][3][4]
Controversy 1 Sources:
- Meta Says It Will Resume AI Training with Public Content from European Users(April 2024)
- Meta Accused of Still Flouting Privacy Rules with AI Training Data(May 2025)
- Meta Has Been Ordered to Stop Mining Brazilian Personal Data to Train Its AI(July 2024)
- French Publishers and Authors Sue Meta Over Copyright Works Used in AI Training(March 2024)
Multiple privacy violations and surveillance/data collection on unprecedented scale.[9][10][11][12]
Controversy 3 Sources:
- Meta Accused of Still Flouting Privacy Rules with AI Training Data(May 2025)
- Meta Has Been Ordered to Stop Mining Brazilian Personal Data to Train Its AI(July 2024)
- French Publishers and Authors Sue Meta Over Copyright Works Used in AI Training(March 2024)
- How to Stop Meta from Using Personal Data to Train Generative AI(August 2023)