Fortune iconFortuneSep 12, 2026

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta bet that AI would shrink its management ranks. Now it’s quietly rebuilding them

The company that spent the past year telling managers to code is now asking some engineers in a key AI division whether they'd like to lead teams again.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta bet that AI would shrink its management ranks. Now it’s quietly rebuilding them

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