Zuckerberg Takes Full Charge of 'Superintelligence' Lab: Bloomberg
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly establishing a secret 'superintelligence' lab to accelerate the development of human-level artificial intelligence
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly establishing a secret 'superintelligence' lab to accelerate the development of human-level artificial intelligence (AI) and challenge rival tech giants, according to a Bloomberg report. Zuckerberg is personally overseeing this new initiative.
Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that Zuckerberg is directly recruiting a trusted circle of AI researchers and engineers. According to sources familiar with the plan, he aims to hire around 50 people, including a new head of AI research. He's also rearranged desks at Meta's Menlo Park headquarters to ensure the team works closely with him.
The lab's primary goal is to help Meta outperform other tech companies in achieving Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). AGI refers to the concept of machines being able to match or surpass human performance across a wide range of tasks.
This move comes amidst internal dissatisfaction with Meta's latest large language model, Llama 4, which reportedly failed to meet Zuckerberg's expectations. Sources indicate that Zuckerberg has demanded a top-tier AI product by the end of the year, leading teams to work extended hours to meet the target.
Plans to release Meta's most powerful model yet, dubbed 'Behemoth,' were also reportedly put on hold. Company leadership concluded it didn't significantly improve upon earlier versions, despite prior claims that it would outperform offerings from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
Zuckerberg's deep involvement signals what insiders describe as a return to "founder mode" – a more hands-on approach to decision-making. The report also noted that he created a WhatsApp group called 'Recruiting Party' to coordinate access to talent.
The new lab is being built in conjunction with a planned multi-billion dollar investment in Scale AI, a data infrastructure firm that helps train AI models. Its CEO, Alexandr Wang, is expected to join the team once the deal is finalized. If completed, this would be Meta's largest external investment to date.
In recruitment meetings, Zuckerberg reportedly presented Meta's robust advertising revenue as a key advantage, stating that the company could fund AI development without external capital. He also mentioned plans for a massive new data center to support future models.
In a memo to employees earlier this year, Zuckerberg warned that thousands more jobs could be cut as part of widespread performance-based layoffs in 2025. Now that AI is central to his strategy, the Superintelligence Lab represents a significant shift in Meta's post-layoff direction.
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