SaralnamaMeta's new Superintelligence Lab in California is facing departures and inner turmoil, reports revealed on 1 Sep 2025. At least three researchers have resigned within two months of the lab's launch. Two returned to OpenAI, while one's destination is unknown. Chaya Nayak, Meta's director of generative AI product management, is also joining OpenAI. Earlier, Shengjia Zhao, a ChatGPT co-creator, threatened to quit but stayed after being appointed chief scientist. Meta spent billions hiring AI experts from rivals for its goal of 'personal superintelligence'. A Meta spokesperson said they're focused on the work, not 'outsized interest' in details. (Updated 1 Sep 2025, 16:18 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- Meta's new Superintelligence Lab in California is facing departures and inner turmoil, reports revealed on 1 Sep 2025
- At least three researchers have resigned within two months of the lab's launch
- Two returned to OpenAI, while one's destination is unknown