Zuckerberg says Meta's AI agents are moving slower than hoped

TechCrunch reports that Mark Zuckerberg told Meta employees at an internal town hall that AI-agent development has not accelerated as quickly as executives had expected. Meta had cut roughly 8,000 employees earlier this year and reassigned thousands more into AI groups, including Agent Transformation, but Zuckerberg reportedly said the upside of the new structure had not yet come through. He still told staff he expects improvements from Meta's AI investments over the next three to six months.

Key details: Zuckerberg reportedly said AI-agent work has not accelerated as expected, Meta previously cut about 8,000 employees and reassigned roughly 7,000 people into AI groups, Meta is expected to spend as much as $145 billion on AI infrastructure this year.

Why it matters: It is a rare public signal that even the largest AI spenders are still struggling to convert agent promises into clean workforce and productivity gains.