Meta Corporation co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is personally coordinating the recruitment of specialists in the field of artificial intelligence to create super-AI, reported ag. Bloomberg, citing its sources.
Zuckerberg intends to attract about 50 engineers and researchers to develop a general artificial intelligence (AAI) capable of performing a wide range of cognitive tasks. A search is also underway for a new head of the AI department. Recruitment is being carried out directly, including through personal meetings at Zuckerberg's residences in Lake Tahoe and Palo Alto.
Zuckerberg's disappointment with the results of the latest Llama 4 model prompted him to participate in the creation of the new structure. The CEO is actively coordinating all stages, including discussing hiring in closed chats with key managers. Work areas at the headquarters in Menlo Park have already been redistributed for new employees - they will be located in close proximity to the billionaire's office.
Zuckerberg expects to use AGI not only in chatbots and Ray-Ban glasses with artificial intelligence, but also to integrate it into all of Meta's key products, including advertising and voice services. It is expected that some employees from current artificial intelligence units will be transferred to the new structure.
Earlier, Bloomberg reported that Meta plans to invest over $ 10 billion in a startup in the field of data processing for training artificial intelligence Scale AI, which will be the largest deal in the industry for external financing for Mark Zuckerberg's holding company. Separately, the agency noted that Meta and Scale AI have recently stepped up their work in the defense sector, having signed several contracts with corporations from the American military-industrial complex to develop artificial intelligence for military purposes.