Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled a sweeping reorganization of the company's artificial intelligence efforts with the launch of Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), signaling an ambitious push toward developing advanced AI systems that could surpass human capabilities.
In an internal memo obtained by multiple news outlets, Zuckerberg outlined his vision for the new unit, which consolidates Meta's various AI initiatives under a single organizational structure. The memo reveals Zuckerberg's determination to position Meta at the forefront of the race to develop superintelligent AI systems. "As the pace of AI progress accelerates, developing superintelligence is coming into sight," Zuckerberg wrote.
The new division will be headed by Alexandr Wang, former CEO of data labeling startup Scale AI, who joins Meta as Chief AI Officer. Zuckerberg described Wang as "the most impressive founder of his generation." Former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman will partner with Wang to lead MSL, heading Meta's work on AI products and applied research. Meta Superintelligence Labs brings together all of the company's foundation model teams, including those working on the open-source Llama software, product teams, and Fundamental Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) projects. The restructuring represents Meta's most significant organizational shift toward AI development since the company began heavily investing in the technology.
Zuckerberg has been on an AI hiring blitz as he faces fierce competition from rivals such as OpenAI and Google. The new AI superintelligence unit will house various teams working on foundation models such as the open-source Llama software. The high-stakes push follows senior staff departures and a poor reception for Meta's latest open-source Llama 4 model, challenges that have allowed rivals including Google, OpenAI, and China's DeepSeek to seize momentum in the AI race. Zuckerberg hopes the new lab will fast-track work on artificial general intelligence - machines that can outthink humans.
Over the past month, Zuckerberg personally led an aggressive talent raid, floating offers for startups including OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence (SSI) and courting prospects directly on WhatsApp with million-dollar pay packages. Earlier this month, the Facebook and Instagram parent invested $14.3 billion in Scale AI. Apart from Wang and some Scale AI staff, the new division will reportedly include SSI's co-founder and CEO, Daniel Gross. Zuckerberg has also brought on 11 new hires in the AI field, including researchers from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.
"Meta is uniquely positioned to deliver superintelligence to the world," Zuckerberg stated in his memo. "We have a strong business that supports building out significantly more compute than smaller labs. We have deeper experience building and growing products that reach billions of people. We are pioneering and leading the AI glasses and wearables category that is growing very quickly. And our company structure allows us to move with vastly greater conviction and boldness. 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."