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After AI setbacks, Meta bets billions on undefined “superintelligence”


Zuckerberg seeks new AI direction under sci-fi banner that some experts say is arbitrary.

The new lab represents Meta's effort to remain competitive in the increasingly crowded AI race, where tech giants continue pouring billions into research and talent acquisition. Meta's superintelligence push comes amid internal management struggles, employee departures, and several fizzling product launches (such as Llama 4) within its AI division, The New York Times noted. CEO of Scale AI Alexandr Wang testifies during a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation hearing about artificial intelligence on Capitol Hill July 18, 2023, in Washington, DC.

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