By Paresh Dave,Zoë Schiffer
Publication Date: 2026-06-12 21:16:00
Someone interrupted a According to a recording obtained by WIRED, he gave a livestreamed, employee-only presentation to Meta earlier this week with a ranting outburst about “being the company’s bitch.” The person then asked the people leading the call to write to a specific Meta AI manager and “tell him he’s a piece of shit.”
According to a witness, one of the presenters covered his face with his hands. (The speaker was unavailable for comment and the meeting’s two leaders continued with their technical talk after asking everyone to mute, despite staff commenting on the stream about the “spicy” start.)
The incident, which occurred during a conference call with thousands of employees, reflects growing frustration within the company’s Applied AI team, which was formed in March to support the work of AI researchers at Meta Superintelligence Labs. Three current employees tell WIRED that there is widespread dissatisfaction with the way Meta assembled the unit of about 6,500…
