Meta CTO says employees should use AI productivity gains to do more work, calls request for extra days off "very dumb"

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth has expressed his disdain for employees seeking additional time off due to increased productivity from AI technologies. At a recent Q&A session, Bosworth dismissed the idea of resuming the canceled Meta Days holiday program, labeling the question "very dumb." Instead, he encouraged employees to leverage their freed-up time to "do even more and cooler stuff for the users who use our products every day."

Bosworth also suggested that employees should consider how their parents would perceive their career choices if they requested more time off. The company has recently laid off thousands of employees, while its AI spending has reached $92.43 billion over the past four quarters, indicating that employee well-being is not a top priority for Meta.