Meta reorganized its AI operations into Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL) under chief AI officer Alexandr Wang to accelerate progress toward superintelligence. The restructuring consolidates thousands of engineers, scientists, and product managers into four groups focused on research, training, products, and infrastructure, all reporting to Wang. A high-priced cohort of recruited researchers sits at the top of the effort, while the broader fold of teams is intended to speed development and product deployment. The move has prompted some executive departures and at least one team shutdown, and investor reactions to the news were mixed, with stock volatility on the day.
Meta is doubling down on its so-called race to "superintelligence," reshuffling its AI organization once more as its new Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL) takes shape. But analysts say investors are keeping their eye on the prize Meta has always promised: Improved products that increase engagement and, in turn, sell more ads. Superintelligent AI models, if they come, are just a means to that end.
Wang was hired to help recruit a small, high-priced cadre of researchers-some reportedly offered compensation packages exceeding $100 million, typically spread over several years -now perched at the pinnacle of Meta's AI effort. But that group is only the tip of the spear: The new restructuring folds the entire AI organization into MSL, with four new groups focused on research, training, products, and infrastructure, all part of a bid for speed.
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