AI Development - Mark Zuckerberg is providing AI researchers with significant computational resources, including powerful chips, to advance model development [1] - The initiative aims to potentially achieve superintelligence [1]

Meta has made unusually high compensation offers to new members of its "superintelligence" team — including a more than $200 million package for a former Apple distinguished engineer https://t.co/LLvbZbaKIs ...

Move over, AGI. Silicon Valley has a new favorite buzzword: "superintelligence" https://t.co/5IDcrCrQO5 ...

The Prompt: Can Meta Hire Its Way To Superintelligence? https://t.co/Q4xEaI3hr0 https://t.co/Q4xEaI3hr0 ...

RT Saritha Rai (@SarithaRai)An influential AI voice questions Zuckerberg's Superintelligence group spending spreeHelen Toner, former OpenAI board member -Q: Can this turn around Meta’s fortunes, turn it into a real AI juggernaut?A: It’ll be difficulthttps://t.co/t8ahSQ8yJL@business @haslindatv#AI https://t.co/njjXbKAo1p ...

AI Development History - The AI debate in the 2010s was framed by two books: one predicting superhuman intelligence and the other focusing on AI as surveillance tech [1][2] - Reality, exemplified by LLMs and ChatGPT, fell between these extremes, aligning with the traditional definition of AI as passing the Turing test [2][3] - ChatGPT's ability to pass the Turing test is considered a significant achievement [3]

The Prompt: Can Meta Hire Its Way To Superintelligence?https://t.co/oj1XrPfc6U https://t.co/vFyvWta0nZ ...

What was new in what Zuckerberg said. Yeah. I think what we learned today to your point, is that this thing is official.We had been talking and reporting about this for a couple of weeks now. I think what's new is that they listed in total, if you include Alexander Wang, 13 new hires for this team. So we did confirm a lot of the new members of the team.And we also learned that Nat Friedman, former CEO, GitHub, is going to sort of co-run this new team with Alex Wang. So I get the sense Alex Lane is perhaps i ...

Core Insights - Meta Platforms, Inc. is restructuring its AI strategy by forming a new division called Meta Superintelligence Labs, aimed at creating superintelligence that surpasses human cognitive abilities [1][5] - Alexandr Wang, the former CEO of Scale AI, has been appointed as Chief AI Officer to lead this new division, emphasizing a unified leadership approach [1][2] Strategic Investments and Talent Acquisition - Meta has made a significant investment of $14.3 billion for a 49% stake in Scale AI, securing Wang's leadership and enhancing its AI capabilities [3] - The company is actively recruiting top AI talent from industry leaders such as OpenAI, DeepMind, and Anthropic, with Zuckerberg personally involved in the recruitment process [3] Leveraging Open-Source and In-House Innovations - Meta's AI initiatives will utilize open-source Llama 3 models and proprietary MTIA chips to reduce dependence on expensive NVIDIA hardware, aiming for optimized performance and cost-efficiency [4] Vision for the Future - Zuckerberg expressed confidence in Meta's ability to deliver personal superintelligence, highlighting the company's strong business foundation and experience in reaching billions of users [5]

Mark Zuckerberg announced a new “Superintelligence” division within Meta Platforms, officially organizing an effort that has been the subject of an intense recruiting blitz in recent month https://t.co/SOa8zyqFhu ...