AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions”

Meta attempted to replace up to 60% of certain team members with AI agents through Project OT, an initiative designed to make the company AI native. However, a Reuters investigation reveals that Meta abandoned these plans after internal data indicated the strategy was failing. Despite a 220% year-over-year increase in code changes to internal software platforms, as reported by CTO Andrew Bosworth, the AI agents caused large-scale, disruptive actions rather than improving operational efficiency.