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Meta is reorganizing its AI Superintelligence Labs into four specialized divisions to advance research, infrastructure, hardware, product integration, and long-term superintelligence goals. The new structure includes the TBD Lab led by Alexandr Wang, FAIR, Products and Applied Research headed by Nat...
Meta is reorganizing its AI Superintelligence Labs into four specialized divisions aimed at advancing research, infrastructure, hardware, product integration, and long-term superintelligence goals. This strategic move highlights the company's commitment to accelerating progress toward achieving superintelligence, a goal Meta views as critical to future technological development.
Alexandr Wang, Meta’s chief AI officer, outlined the restructure in a memo, emphasizing the importance of focused teams. The new Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL) structure includes the TBD Lab led by Wang, FAIR (Fundamental AI Research), Products and Applied Research headed by former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, and MSL Infra, responsible for AI infrastructure oversight. This move follows a significant talent acquisition spree, with Meta attracting experts from top AI firms such as OpenAI, Anthropic, GitHub, and Google DeepMind.
In June, Meta made a substantial investment by committing $14 billion to Scale AI, appointing Wang, former CEO of Scale, as its chief AI officer. Despite aggressive recruitment tactics, including reported $100 million job offers to lure staff from OpenAI, some executives are expected to leave in the wake of the internal reorganization. Additionally, Meta is exploring the integration of third-party AI models into its product ecosystem, signaling a shift from its previous exclusive focus on in-house AI development.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg has positioned AI and superintelligence as central pillars of Meta's vision for the future. During the company’s second-quarter earnings call, CFO Susan Li projected capital expenditures could reach $72 billion by year-end, predominantly driven by AI infrastructure investments. Zuckerberg expressed optimism about superintelligence's potential not only to accelerate human progress but also to empower individuals with greater agency to shape the world according to their choices, indicating Meta’s strategic focus on long-term transformational impact.