Meta Platforms Inc. has undertaken a major restructuring of its artificial intelligence division, splitting it into four distinct teams under the newly formed Meta Superintelligence Labs. The reorganization aims to sharpen focus on key areas: AI research, superintelligence development, product creation, and infrastructure management including data centers. This move follows Meta's aggressive hiring spree, which involved spending over $1 billion to recruit top AI talent with contracts reportedly ranging from $100 million to $1 billion. Despite these investments, the company has now frozen hiring within the AI division amid concerns over cash flow and internal adjustments. The restructuring dissolves the AGI foundations team and places new leadership such as Alexandr Wang heading the superintelligence-focused TBD Lab, and Aparna Ramani leading the infrastructure group. Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has emphasized balancing long-term AI investments with operational efficiency. In addition, Meta announced a strategic partnership with Midjourney, a prominent image and video generation company, signaling a focus on advancing generative AI capabilities. This reorganization marks the fourth significant shake-up of Meta's AI efforts within six months, reflecting ongoing challenges and a commitment to pursuing breakthroughs in superintelligence.
interesting how every AI lab has its own direction: OpenAI and DeepMind are pushing the frontiers of medicine Anthropic is focusing on coding, safety, and alignment xAI is leaning toward building consumer-oriented products Meta… well, they seem to be pushing Russian girls
Meta is poaching the best minds in AI for hundreds of millions of dollars and partnering with the most innovative foundational model companies to build step mom chatbots for lonely men on Facebook https://t.co/zo8Lq7awLf
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