Meta is eliminating roughly 600 positions within its legacy artificial intelligence research units, including the Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team and its AI product and infrastructure division. The move comes as the company redirects resources toward a newly created superintelligence effort called TBD Lab, while still allowing affected employees to apply for internal openings. The restructuring follows a brief hiring surge earlier in the year, and reflects Meta’s shift toward integrating FAIR’s research into larger model operations overseen by TBD Lab.
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