Meta restructures AI group again in pursuit of superintelligence

Meta Platforms is splitting its newly formed artificial intelligence group into four distinct teams and reassigning many of the company’s existing AI employees, an attempt to better capitalise on billions of dollars’ worth of recently acquired talent.

The new structure is meant to “accelerate” the company’s pursuit of so-called superintelligence, according to an internal memo sent Tuesday by Alexandr Wang, the former Scale AI chief executive officer who recently joined Meta as chief AI officer.

“Superintelligence is coming, and in order…