Meta Appoints ChatGPT Co-Creator Shengjia Zhao as Chief Scientist, Clarifies Yann LeCun’s Role
Meta Appoints ChatGPT Co-Creator Shengjia Zhao as Chief Scientist, Clarifies Yann LeCun’s Role
Meta has significantly strengthened its artificial intelligence leadership by appointing Shengjia Zhao, a co-creator of ChatGPT and former lead scientist at OpenAI, as the new chief scientist for its Superintelligence Labs. The announcement, made by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, highlights the company’s aggressive strategy in the escalating AI talent war.
Zhao will be responsible for setting the research agenda and scientific direction for the Superintelligence Labs, working closely with Zuckerberg and Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang. His appointment is seen as a major step in Meta’s ambitious goal to develop ‘personal superintelligence for everyone.’
The news quickly led to questions regarding the position of Yann LeCun, Meta’s long-standing chief AI scientist. LeCun, who heads Meta’s Fundamental AI Research (FAIR), clarified his role on LinkedIn, assuring that his mission remains unchanged: focusing on long-term AI research and pioneering next-generation AI paradigms, such as world models. Both Zuckerberg and Wang publicly confirmed LeCun’s continued and vital role.
While both FAIR and the Superintelligence Labs contribute to Meta’s AI efforts, they serve distinct purposes. FAIR, established over a decade ago, concentrates on foundational research, exemplified by the development of the open-source Llama large language model. The Superintelligence Labs, which now encompasses FAIR, foundations, and products teams, represents a broader initiative to integrate and advance Meta’s AI capabilities across the board.
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