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Meta taps former Google DeepMind director to lead its AI research lab
Meta has chosen Robert Fergus to lead its AI research lab, FAIR, replacing Joelle Pineau, who announced her departure in April.
Meta has chosen Robert Fergus to lead its Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) lab, according to Bloomberg. However, researchers have reportedly departed the unit en masse for other startups, companies, and even Meta’s newer GenAI group, which led the development of Llama 4. Meta’s previous VP of AI Research, Joelle Pineau, announced in April she’d be leaving the company for a new opportunity.
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