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Thu, 04 Jun 2026

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 Mark Zuckerberg's longest-serving employee on AI, jobs - and her boss

Naomi Gleit has weathered many controversies at Meta, but remains in what she tells the BBC is her "dream job".

* Naomi Gleit, Meta's head of product, has been with the company since it was a start-up and is its longest-serving staff member after founder Mark Zuckerberg.
* She acknowledges that Meta has faced various controversies and scandals over the years, but believes there are also many things to be proud of.
* She defends Zuckerberg against criticisms of his "tech bro" image, saying that she knows him as a kind and dedicated leader who is devoted to his family.
* Meta is introducing AI agents to WhatsApp, which can perform tasks on behalf of businesses and provide customer insights.
* Gleit believes AI will create new jobs, but also acknowledges the potential risks and concerns about reliability and autonomy.
* The company has recently laid off 10% of its employees while investing in AI, and there have been controversies over the use of key stroke monitoring to train AI tools.