Mark Zuckerberg puts the deck in the AI race, hitting that unlimited capital, high talent, and raw computer power will ensure victory. If the winning hand Zuckerberg follows – “Superintellige” – is still an obscene and theoretical idea, Meta A spectacular series of CEO's actions revealed on Monday once changed the truth to everyone else in the game, especially the beginning of the AI pioneer without meta resources.
Zuckerberg announced a major change in his AI operations on Monday, setting up a collection of AI business company and projects under the umbrella of a newly formed Meta Superintelligence Labs, or MSL, and appointed Alexandr Wang, former CEO of AI, as the first chief executive of Meta.
“As the speed of development of AI is increase Luck. “I believe this will be the beginning of a new era in humanity, and I am fully committed to doing what it takes for the meta to lead the way.” He added that the details he would share were about to build towards the 'Superintelligence Personalized Personalization Vision for everyone. ”
New Superintelligence Laboratory, Zuckerberg wrote, “It includes all our foundations, products, and good teams, as well as a new laboratory aimed at promoting the next generation of our models.”
He also confirmed that former Github CEO and investor Nat Friedman has also joined Meta to partner with Wang to lead MSL, leading the meta work on AI products and using research. “Nat has served in our Meta consulting group for the past year, so he already has a good view of our road and what we need to do,” Zuckerberg wrote. Luck reported Last week that Friedman is also linked to Wang and Scale-he is a long-term investor and working and participated in the AI Security Conference in Utah in November 2023.
Meta has started a wonderful rental spree in recent weeks, bringing Wang on the board as part of a $ 14.3 billion program and standard, and hiring top researchers from Openai and a $ 100 million compensation payment. Google.
For Openai, which began to reproduce the AI power and the release of the chatgpt at the end of 2022, the Meta rental rental represents a serious threat. Openai Research Chief Executive Officer, Mark Chen described the situation as feeling like someone “coming into our home,” calling the loss of “theft.” Openai said it began to repay the compensation and create “creative” storage packages to continue to be competitive.
While Openai has long -term interactions with Microsoftwhich has invested more than $ 13 billion in Openai, the relationship between the two companies has been reported to be overcrowded over the past year. As the meta wants to move to the Openai area, Sam Altman inspired may need to find partners and extensive pockets.
Openai recently started using AI chips made by Google, According to media reportsTo mark the growing bond between the two companies, although Google's Gemini LLMs competes directly with Openai.
Meta's Ai Gambit
With an Internet advertising business that provides more than $ 40 billion every quarter, the meta can afford to hold an unprotected AI batter even does not provide a profit immediately.
Still, recent meta measures carry many risks.
In making a senior Wang Ai officer, Meta has chosen a non -computer scientist to lead all his AI efforts – an option that cannot go well with the detailed bench of AI and PHD scientists, many of whom have already announced.
Zuckerberg revealed in his memo that he and Wang had worked together for several years and said “I see him as the most interesting founder of his generation.”
There is also no formal definition of 'superintelligence,' although it usually refers to a sense that exceeds the capacity of humans in almost all domains, as well as scientific creativity, general wisdom, and social skills-exacerbating human recognition in all boards. Localization generally seems to be more exceeding the general artificial intelligence, or AGI, which, though obviously, usually refers to the AI system and the human intensity in the range of work -related functions. That is, it can think, plan, solve problems, understand language, and learn in general, as a human.
Zuckerberg claimed that the meta “is in a unique position to give the world power,” discussing its efforts to build more computer -backed data centers than a small laboratory – currently spending tens of billions on data centers and adds more. Financial times Reported last week The Meta is looking for $ 29 billion from personal capital organizations for its push to build AI data centers.
In fact, Microsoft and Google also spend tens of billions of dollars in the Cap EX to build their AI infrastructure. And Openai said it intends to invest $ 500 billion with partners including Softbank in the coming years to build its Stargate network of AI retailers.
If the superintelligence race is a test of will and capital, Zuckerberg seems to be betting that he can finish the competition.