Meta staff have expressed frustration after CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a large companywide AI hackathon next month. The plan has drawn internal criticism amid broader concerns over the company's AI strategy.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the hackathon internally on Friday. One employee posted in a company forum that they were unsure the company still supported a hackathon culture.
The announcement has added to existing tensions in Meta's AI efforts. Earlier this week, an employee interrupted a livestreamed presentation with an expletive-filled outburst directed at a Meta AI executive.
The individual called on leaders to tell the executive he was "a piece of shit." Sources described struggles with the company's chaotic AI approach among both staff and executives.
