Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended the company's artificial intelligence strategy and shared an optimistic outlook on the future of jobs, weeks after Meta laid off around 8,000 employees. Speaking during an interview with Complex's Idea Generation, Zuckerberg said AI does not have to reduce employment if companies use it to improve worker productivity rather than automate every role. His comments come after Meta informed thousands of employees about layoffs through emails sent at around 4 AM local time across multiple regions. The cuts affected nearly 10 percent of the company's workforce as Meta continues to increase spending on AI infrastructure and product development. According to a Business Insider report, Zuckerberg rejected the idea that AI-driven job losses are inevitable, stating, "People assume that's inevitability. I don't actually think it is."