Meta AI chief Alexandr Wang says upcoming Watermelon model matches OpenAI GPT-5.5, signaling major progress in the AI race
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Meta is restructuring its AI division under Alexandr Wang, centralizing research and product integration to accelerate its push toward achieving superintelligence.
Rishab Agarwal, Chaya Nayak, Avi Verma, Ethan Knight are some of the AI researchers that have left their high-paying jobs at Meta; two of them join OpenAI
Alexandr Wang pushed back against speculation of a cooling trend, stressing that investments in artificial intelligence remain strong despite recent reports suggesting otherwise
Meta has paused hiring in its AI unit amid a major restructuring, after aggressive talent acquisitions and billion-dollar deals to accelerate its superintelligence ambitions.
Scale AI lays off 200 staff amid restructuring, just weeks after Meta’s $14.3B investment and CEO Alexandr Wang’s move to Meta’s superintelligence team.
According to a Scale AI spokesperson, Meta is investing $14.3 billion as part of the deal, and will have a 49% stake in the artificial intelligence startup but will not have any voting power