Aug 15 (Reuters) - Meta is planning its fourth
overhaul of artificial intelligence efforts in six months, The
Information reported on Friday, citing three people familiar
with the matter.
The company is expected to divide its new AI unit,
Superintelligence Labs, into four groups: a new "TBD Lab," short
for to be determined; a products team including the Meta AI
assistant; an infrastructure team; and the Fundamental AI
Research (FAIR) lab focused on long-term research, the report
said, citing two people.
Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Reuters could not independently verify the report.
As Silicon Valley's AI contest intensifies, CEO Mark
Zuckerberg is going all-in to fast-track work on artificial
general intelligence - machines that can outthink humans - and
help create new cash flows.
Meta recently reorganized the company's AI efforts under
Superintelligence Labs, a high-stakes push that followed senior
staff departures and a poor reception for Meta's latest
open-source Llama 4 model.
The social media giant has tapped U.S. bond giant PIMCO and
alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital to spearhead
a $29 billion financing for its data center expansion in rural
Louisiana, Reuters reported earlier this month.
In July, Zuckerberg said Meta would spend hundreds of
billions of dollars to build several massive AI data centers.
The company raised the bottom end of its annual capital
expenditures forecast by $2 billion, to a range of $66 billion
to $72 billion last month.
Rising costs to build out data center infrastructure and
employee compensation costs - as Meta has been poaching
researchers with mega salaries - would push the 2026 expense
growth rate above the pace in 2025, the company has said.