Meta’s chaotic AI strategy • Hacker News Board

Re: Meta’s chaotic AI strategy

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Post by JSR_FDED » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC

They should rotate all employees between divisions.

When done creating AI puzzles they can enjoy a stint in the Content Review team.

Re: Meta’s chaotic AI strategy

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Post by nik282000 » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC

kajman wrote: post #7

It sounds like these people would otherwise be laid off if they were not parked in this department instead. I imagine they are quite unhappy, but getting paid 200k+ to do tasks that are usually gig work is hardly the most heart wrenching story in this tech market.

Plenty of entry level positions looking for the experience these 'engineers' claim to have.

Re: Meta’s chaotic AI strategy

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Post by kirubakaran » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 2:24 AM UTC

DropkickM16 wrote: post #3

I wish these losers the worst. Working for zuck is its own reward.

Reminds me of when you hear that an asshole in your extended social circle is dating another asshole and you think "Fantastic! They're not hurting good people anymore"

Re: Meta’s chaotic AI strategy

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Post by nik282000 » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 2:25 AM UTC

JSR_FDED wrote: post #16

“I joined this fine company to help accelerate the destruction of society, and now instead I’m expected to help it destroy society in a _different way_ by creating puzzles for AI. Now my morale is low. Poor me. “

Sign me up, I will gladly give up my blue collar hell to torture an AI to failure.

Re: Meta’s chaotic AI strategy

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Post by dylan604 » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 2:26 AM UTC

fullshark wrote: post #20

shitter wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Temporary in the sense that it's a stop or two away from getting laid off.

Agreed that's the only way this makes any sense.

what is the expectation that they'd had such a shitty job and quit instead avoiding any potential legal potholes?

Re: Meta’s chaotic AI strategy

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Post by brcmthrowaway » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC

TBT to one of the best comments about the Meta situation

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47881678

Re: Meta’s chaotic AI strategy

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Post by loeg » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC

kajman wrote: post #7

It sounds like these people would otherwise be laid off if they were not parked in this department instead. I imagine they are quite unhappy, but getting paid 200k+ to do tasks that are usually gig work is hardly the most heart wrenching story in this tech market.

Eh, maybe. It's not clear that some won't be returned to their old roles eventually. Personally, I think I'd prefer the layoff with severance over this kind of transfer.

Re: Meta’s chaotic AI strategy

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Post by jcgrillo » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 2:29 AM UTC

For real, though. Why in the fuck do you still work at Facebook? Just quit.

Re: Meta’s chaotic AI strategy

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Post by epgui » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 2:30 AM UTC

kajman wrote: post #7

It sounds like these people would otherwise be laid off if they were not parked in this department instead. I imagine they are quite unhappy, but getting paid 200k+ to do tasks that are usually gig work is hardly the most heart wrenching story in this tech market.

I think everyone deserves to participate in meaningful and dignified work.

Re: Meta’s chaotic AI strategy

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Post by SilverElfin » Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 2:31 AM UTC

xnx wrote: post #18

> “It's literally the gulag,” one of the employees claims. “You have zero purpose in life all of a sudden, you barely interact with anyone, you just have these tasks every week." May I be blessed with a life so comfortable that I would be able to complain in such a way.

Yea isn’t that basically all “normal” work? You do tasks and have little ownership or fun.

It’s also obviously not “literally” the gulag. Do these children know what a gulag is and what happens there? It’s quite offensive to equate their luxurious spoiled lives with people getting tortured and murdered over politics.