Meta is betting big on a new superintelligence lab, luring talent with massive paychecks and bringing in Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang—but insiders warn that deep internal dysfunction could sabotage the effort.

Mark Zuckerberg is hand-picking top researchers and engineers to join an upcoming AI research lab dedicated to “superintelligence," and Scale AI's Alexandr Wang is on the list.

Meta Platforms Inc. has poached top engineers from multiple tech firms, including Alphabet Inc.’s Google, for a new team focused on achieving a more advanced form of AI called artificial general intelligence.

Now, Meta is slated to launch a research lab devoted to building superintelligent AI, according to a report from The New York Times. Alexander Wang, the 28-year-old founder of Scale AI, a startup that helps companies build AI apps, which could receive a multibillion-dollar investment from Meta soon, will reportedly join the new lab.

Mark Zuckerberg enters ‘founder mode’ to personally build Meta’s new Superintelligence Lab, aiming to leap ahead in the AGI race with a handpicked team.

Mark Zuckerberg is hiring a team of top AI researchers to develop a Meta “superintelligence” research lab with machines capable of outperforming the human brain, according to reports. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

As ChatGPT’s partial outage yesterday goes to show, AI companies are still struggling to scale up to artificial general intelligence.

Insider sources told The Information that Meta is making a bold move to reshape its artificial intelligence ambitions by investing $14.8 billion for a 49 percent

Meta Platforms Inc. is reportedly forming a new lab to develop superintelligence, a term for artificial intelligence models that can outperform humans at many tasks. The New York Times detailed the initiative today.

Zuckerberg is tapping a rising AI power broker in a high-stakes move to revive Meta’s generative AI ambitions after its recent Llama 4 flop and ongoing AI talent departures.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is personally creating a new "superintelligence" team dedicated to building the world's most advanced AI platform, and splashing out nine-figure packages to hire top talent, the New York Times and Bloomberg reported Tuesday.