Overview

• Meta confirmed it has reorganized Meta Superintelligence Labs into four groups: a Wang-led unit focused on foundation models, the FAIR research lab, a Products and Applied Research team led by Nat Friedman, and an MSL Infra team overseen by Aparna Ramani.
• Reporting from the New York Times says Meta is considering shrinking or reassigning parts of its AI workforce and that some executive departures are expected, though no final decisions have been made.
• Shengjia Zhao has been named chief scientist for the research push as long‑tenured staff clash with new leaders over strategy, including a shift from Meta’s traditional open‑source posture toward more closed models.
• Several notable leaders have recently left or are leaving, including Joelle Pineau to Cohere, Angela Fan to OpenAI, and Loredana Crisan to Figma, according to multiple reports.
• The restructuring follows a costly hiring spree and heavy capex commitments that Meta says could reach roughly $72 billion this year, with investors watching for tangible product gains as leadership also explores third‑party model licensing.