Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Reportedly Forms New Team to Accelerate AI Superintelligence Efforts

TDT | Manama

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is said to be personally driving a new initiative aimed at developing advanced artificial intelligence capable of exceeding human-level performance — a concept often referred to as “superintelligence.”

According to recent media reports, Zuckerberg has become increasingly involved in shaping Meta’s AI direction, engaging directly with leading experts and researchers in an effort to fast-track innovation. The company is said to be reorganizing parts of its Menlo Park campus to centralize the new AI team near Zuckerberg’s office.

Meta has already made notable contributions to AI through tools integrated across its platforms — including Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram — as well as through its smart devices like Ray-Ban smart glasses and digital assistants. However, with the competitive AI landscape advancing rapidly, the company appears to be intensifying its focus to keep pace with industry leaders.

As part of this push, Meta is reportedly in the process of recruiting dozens of engineers and researchers to build a specialized team dedicated to developing cutting-edge AI models. These efforts are believed to stem in part from internal concerns over the slower-than-expected progress of Meta’s latest large language model.

While Meta has invested heavily in its Llama series of AI models, sources suggest the company now wants to take bolder steps toward building AI systems with far more advanced reasoning and decision-making abilities.

This renewed focus comes amid broader industry momentum toward more powerful AI capabilities, with major players competing to lead the next wave of artificial intelligence breakthroughs. Meta has not publicly confirmed the reports or released specific details about the scope or goals of the initiative.

Still, the company's increased emphasis on superintelligence reflects its long-term vision of integrating next-generation AI across its products and platforms — while potentially shaping how the next chapter of digital interaction unfolds.