Mark Zuckerberg Details Meta’s Plan for Self-Improving, Superintelligent AI
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Summary
Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has indicated the company is planning to take on competitors Google DeepMind and OpenAI with its new ‘Superintelligence Labs’
In a Q2 earnings call, Zuckerberg signalled the company was shifting its attention away from general AI and towards building AI that can improve itself with less human input
The remarks also come after the company increased its expected capital expenditure forecasts for the year to $69bn, with much of that spending being attributed to employee compensation and AI infrastructure.
Earlier in the day, Zuckerberg had also outlined the company’s focus on ‘personal superintelligence’, which aimed to help users empower themselves and make the world a better place, while also distinguishing the firm’s approach to superintelligence from those of its competitors.
Lastly, in a bid to strengthen its AI capabilities, Meta has undertaken a hiring spree, tempting AI experts to the company with compensation packages worth up to nine figures.
