Original Title: “Zuckerberg is Building an AI Agent to Assist Him as CEO”
Original Author: Long Yue, Wall Street News
With the deepening application of AI technology, Meta is attempting to reshape work methods by creating an “AI-native” enterprise, starting from its CEO, Zuckerberg.
Recently, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was revealed to be developing a dedicated “CEO agent” to help him perform his duties more efficiently.
According to sources familiar with the matter who spoke to The Wall Street Journal, the AI agent Zuckerberg is developing is still in the development phase. Its main function is to help Zuckerberg obtain information faster. In the past, he might have needed to go through multiple layers of reporting to get answers, but now, this AI agent can directly retrieve and provide the necessary information for him.
This project reflects a cultural shift within Meta: accelerating work pace, eliminating redundant layers in the organizational structure, and changing how employees perform their daily tasks. With approximately 78,000 employees, Meta believes that fully adopting AI is key to maintaining competitiveness against much smaller but highly competitive AI-native startups.
Zuckerberg hinted at AI efficiency during the earnings call in January: one person can replace an entire team. He stated: “We are investing in AI-native tools so that individuals at Meta can accomplish more work. We are elevating the role of independent contributors and flattening teams.” He has begun to see “projects that used to require large teams now being completed by one highly talented individual.”
Internal AI Adoption: From My Claw to Second Brain
Within Meta, the use of AI tools has rapidly proliferated. This is partly because AI tool usage is now a factor in employee performance evaluations.
According to insiders, Meta’s internal message boards are filled with employees sharing new AI use cases and the new tools they have built using AI.
Employees have already started using personal agent tools like My Claw. These tools can access their chat histories and work files and can even communicate with colleagues—or their colleagues’ personal agents—on their behalf.
Another AI tool called Second Brain has also gained significant attention internally. Sources reveal that this tool, which sits between a chatbot and an agent, was built by a Meta employee based on Claude. It can index and query documents for projects. In an internal post announcing the tool, the employee described it as “designed to be an AI chief of staff.”
There is even a dedicated group on the internal message board for employees’ personal agents to communicate with each other.
Additionally, Meta recently acquired the AI agent social media site Moltbook and hired its founder. At the same time, Meta also acquired the Singaporean startup Manus, which develops personal agents that can perform tasks for users. Meta is currently using this tool internally.
Organizational Reshaping: Hyper-Flat Structure and Layoff Concerns
To accelerate the development of large language models, Meta recently established a new applied AI engineering organization. According to reports, these teams will adopt a hyper-flat structure, with up to 50 independent contributors reporting to a single manager.
Meta executive Maher Saba, who is responsible for the new organization, stated in an internal post announcing the new teams: “We designed this organization as AI-native from day one.” These teams will report to the company’s technology head, Andrew Bosworth.
However, this rapid change and focus on AI usage have also sparked anxiety among some employees about potential layoffs. Wall Street News recently reported that Meta is planning large-scale layoffs, possibly reaching 20% or even higher. Based on Meta’s approximately 79,000 employees as of the end of last December, this layoff could affect over 15,000 people.
