Meta is executing a dramatic strategic pivot—eliminating 700 positions while committing $135 billion to AI data center infrastructure. The company simultaneously launched Meta Small Business, a platform targeting 250 million small and medium-sized businesses globally with AI-powered tools and services. The restructuring signals Meta's conviction that its future is infrastructure, not headcount, and that the leverage in AI business models comes from ownable compute and proprietary models rather than individual contributors. By investing heavily in data centers and infrastructure while reducing organizational overhead, Meta is positioning itself as an AI infrastructure provider alongside its advertising and metaverse ambitions. The move also suggests confidence that AI automation can handle much of what previously required human staff.