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Meta Appoints ChatGPT Co-Creator Shengjia Zhao as Chief Scientist of Superintelligence Lab

Zhao will guide Meta’s frontier AI research alongside Mark Zuckerberg with support from Alexandr Wang.

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event, at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S. September 25, 2024. REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo/File Photo
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Overview

  • Meta has formally named Shengjia Zhao, who co-created OpenAI’s ChatGPT and GPT-4, as chief scientist of its newly structured Superintelligence Lab.
  • Mark Zuckerberg noted that Zhao co-founded the lab and has directed its scientific efforts since its launch in June.
  • In his chief scientist role, Zhao will establish research priorities alongside Zuckerberg with Alexandr Wang overseeing AI operations.
  • The appointment caps a broader hiring surge that has attracted senior researchers from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Apple and Anthropic.
  • Under Zhao’s leadership, the lab will drive Meta’s multibillion-dollar AGI ambitions, leveraging a $14.3 billion Scale AI stake and planned gigawatt-scale data centers.