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In a big hire for the artificial intelligence (AI) field, Meta has recruited Yang Song, the former head of research at OpenAI, to serve as research lead at its Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL). This strategic addition amplifies Meta’s investment in AI and escalates the ongoing battle between tech giants to...

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...

In a major move in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, Meta named Yang Song, an ex-senior researcher at OpenAI, as the new research lead of its Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL). The move highlights Meta's aggressive push to strengthen its AI capabilities and ratchets up competition among big tech players to...