Meta launches "Superintelligence Labs" to lead AI race

Meta, the US company behind social media giants Facebook and Instagram, is boosting its artificial intelligence efforts with a new division called "Meta Superintelligence Labs."

Mark Zuckerberg with the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra COSC watch and an AI-generated image of super intelligence

New era of humanity?

Meta's chief executive officer, Mark Zuckerberg, said the group was "uniquely positioned to deliver superintelligence to the world."

We have a strong business that supports building out significantly more compute than smaller labs, he said in an internal memo.

In the document, Zuckerberg said the creation of "superintelligence" will be "the beginning of a new era for humanity." With the new division, Zuckerberg hopes to dominate and lead the space.

Alexandr Wang, known as the world's youngest self-made billionaire, will head the new division.

Zuckerberg also expressed confidence in Wang’s capability to spearhead the unit.

I consider him to be the most impressive founder of his generation. He has a clear sense of the historic importance of superintelligence, and as co-founder and CEO he built ScaleAI into a fast-growing company involved in the development of almost all leading models across the industry, Zuckerberg said.

Aside from Wang, the top official also pooled several talents, with strong expertise on artificial intelligence. More people are expected to join this initiative.

Zuckerberg shared that the tech titan would begin exploring the "next generation of models."

I'm optimistic that this new influx of talent and parallel approach to model development will set us up to deliver on the promise of personal superintelligence for everyone, he said.

Source: CNBC