Meta Platforms Restructures AI Team to Accelerate Product Development

According to PANews, Meta Platforms is reorganizing its artificial intelligence team to expedite the release of new products and features. In an internal memo released on Tuesday, Chief Product Officer Chris Cox outlined a new structure that divides the team into two groups. The first group, the AI Product Team, will be led by Connor Hayes and will focus on developing Meta AI assistants, AI Studio tools, and AI features within Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The second group, the General AI Foundation Team, will be co-led by Ahmad Al-Dahle and Amir Frenkel. This team will concentrate on the development of Llama models, enhancing reasoning capabilities, and advancing multimedia and voice technologies. Meta's existing AI research department, FAIR (Fundamental AI Research), will remain independent. However, a specific team focused on multimedia technology will be integrated into the newly established General AI Foundation Team.