Meta Taps OpenAI Veteran Shengjia Zhao to Lead AI Superintelligence Labs
Summary
Meta appoints former OpenAI researcher Shengjia Zhao as chief scientist of its AI superintelligence unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs, intensifying its pursuit of advanced AI capabilities and attracting top talent with lucrative compensation.
Key Points
- Meta names Shengjia Zhao as chief scientist of its AI superintelligence unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL)
- Zhao, a former OpenAI researcher, contributed to breakthroughs like ChatGPT, GPT-4, and the AI reasoning model o1
- Meta has been on a recruiting spree, hiring researchers from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and others, and offering lucrative compensation packages