Meta's head of AI research plans to leave the company

In Brief Meta's VP of AI research, Joelle Pineau, is planning to leave the company, she announced in a post on Facebook Tuesday. Pineau said she's leaving in May after more than two years overseeing FAIR, Meta's internal AI research lab led by Yann LeCun. As for Pineau, the executive said she'll take some time off before jumping into an unnamed "new adventure." Pineau's exit comes as Meta ramps up its AI efforts, with the company planning to spend $65 billion on AI infrastructure in 2025. In a statement to ...