\u201cWhile TBD Labs is still relatively new, we believe it has the greatest compute-per-researcher in the industry, and that will only increase,\u201d Meta said.<\/p>\n
Wang and other former Scale staffers have struggled with some of the idiosyncratic ways of working at Meta, according to someone familiar with his thinking, for example having to adjust to not having revenue goals as they once did as a startup.<\/p>\n
Despite teething problems, some have celebrated the leadership shift, including the appointment of popular entrepreneur and venture capitalist Friedman as head of Products and Applied Research, the team tasked with integrating the models into Meta\u2019s own apps.<\/p>\n
The hiring of Zhao, a top technical expert, has also been regarded as a coup by some at Meta and in the industry, who feel he has the decisiveness to propel the company\u2019s AI development.<\/p>\n
The shake-up has partially sidelined other Meta leaders. Yann LeCun, Meta\u2019s chief AI scientist, has remained in the role but is now reporting into Wang.<\/p>\n
Ahmad Al-Dahle, who led Meta\u2019s Llama and generative AI efforts earlier in the year, has not been named as head of any teams. Cox remains chief product officer, but Wang reports directly into Zuckerberg\u2014cutting Cox out of overseeing generative AI, an area that was previously under his purview.<\/p>\n
Meta said that Cox \u201cremains heavily involved\u201d in its broader AI efforts, including overseeing its recommendation systems.<\/p>\n
Going forward, Meta is weighing potential cuts to the AI team, one person said. In a memo shared with managers last week, seen by the Financial Times, Meta said that it was \u201ctemporarily pausing hiring across all [Meta Superintelligence Labs] teams, with the exception of business critical roles.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wang\u2019s staff would evaluate requested hires on a case-by-case basis, but the freeze \u201cwill allow leadership to thoughtfully plan our 2026 headcount growth as we work through our strategy,\u201d the memo said.<\/p>\n
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