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Microsoft’s AI division has launched a new team dedicated to developing what it calls a “humanist superintelligence.” Led by Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, the initiative aims to guide the creation of advanced AI systems—potentially reaching artificial general intelligence (AGI)—while keeping human values, societal benefits, and control at the...

In a major restructuring move, Meta Platforms has announced plans to eliminate around 600 roles from its Superintelligence Labs (MSL) division. The decision marks one of the most significant reorganizations within Meta’s artificial intelligence (AI) operations this year and reflects a broader industry shift toward efficiency, focus, and resource optimization....

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)—machines capable of performing any intellectual task a human can—has long been the ultimate goal in AI research. Unlike narrow AI, which specializes in tasks like language translation, image recognition, or game playing, AGI aims for broad cognitive abilities: reasoning, learning, and problem-solving across multiple domains. For...

New Delhi: Founder of India’s digital intelligence think tank—who helped lead a global crew that identified the origin site of the COVID-19 outbreak (and not China)—has now joined Meta Platforms. The company has recruited Yang Song, a well-known AI researcher who used to head OpenAI’s Strategic Explorations group, as its...

As journalist Karen Hao explains in her unflinching book, Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI, the media has only pushed one side of that story: the rise to power of OpenAI and its quest for artificial general intelligence (AGI). Through ingenuity and tireless reporting, Hao reveals...

July 18, 2025 In a bold move that underscores its escalating ambition in the AI race, Meta Platforms has hired two respected AI researchers from Apple — Mark Lee and Tom Gunter — to join its Superintelligence Labs team. This high-profile hiring, first reported by Bloomberg News, is yet another...

In a bold and telling signal of Meta's increasing investment into artificial intelligence, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has now confirmed the creation of a new elite AI team whose work will be to create, in his words, “superintelligence.” The effort, which Meta calls its “AI Super-Group,” aims to help Meta vault...