Zuckerberg announces Meta Superintelligence Labs

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has formally announced the creation of Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL) in a memo to employees.

The labs will be run by Alexandr Wang, until recently CEO of Scale AI, the data labelling company in which Meta bought a 49% stake for $14.8 billion last month.

Wang’s title at Meta will be chief AI officer, according to Bloomberg, which reviewed Zuckerberg’s memo announcing the move.

The creation of the lab to pursue “superintelligence and Wang’s role in it is no surprise, having been widely anticipated since the Meta-Scale AI deal was struck.

MSL will oversee Meta’s efforts on AI products and applied research, where Wang will be supported by Nat Friedman, previously CEO of GitHub, Zuckerberg wrote in the memo according to Bloomberg.

The company announced 11 new hires for MSL, including staff poached from rival AI groups at Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI.

“As the pace of AI progress accelerates, developing superintelligence is coming into sight. I believe this will be the beginning of a new era for humanity, and I am fully committed to doing what it takes for Meta to lead the way,” Zuckerberg wrote, according to the report.