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Meta’s Zuckerberg Forms New AGI-Focused AI Team Amid Scale AI Investment

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Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is assembling a new artificial intelligence team with a mission to pursue artificial general intelligence (AGI) — AI systems capable of matching or exceeding human-level intelligence — according to a report by Bloomberg News on Tuesday. The move signals Meta’s ambition to compete at the highest level of AI development, alongside rivals like OpenAI.

Zuckerberg is reportedly leading the recruitment of about 50 AI experts to form the AGI group, including searching for a new head of AI research. The effort comes amid Meta’s planned investment of over $10 billion in Scale AI, with Scale AI’s founder Alexandr Wang expected to join Meta’s AGI team once the deal is finalized, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources.

Meta has not yet publicly confirmed the formation of this team. Reuters noted that Meta did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The creation of the AGI team follows internal dissatisfaction with the performance and reception of Meta’s most recent large language model, Llama 4, according to Bloomberg. Compounding these challenges, the Wall Street Journal previously reported that Meta delayed the release of its flagship “Behemoth” AI model last month due to concerns about its readiness and capabilities.

While Meta continues to build out its Llama series of models and expand AI integration across its platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, the pivot toward AGI suggests Zuckerberg is positioning Meta to remain competitive as global tech giants race to develop the next generation of AI technology.

Competitors such as OpenAI are also actively seeking additional investment to fuel their AGI research. The AGI race has attracted massive financial commitments, talent acquisitions, and escalating debates about both the promise and risks of creating human-level AI.

High-Flyer, the AI Quant Fund Behind China’s DeepSeek, Shifts Focus to Artificial General Intelligence

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Key Highlights:

  • High-Flyer, a quantitative hedge fund, shifted its focus from managing a $13.79 billion portfolio to developing Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
  • The fund, officially known as Hangzhou Huanfang Technology Ltd Co., is reorienting its resources to pursue AGI, which is a more advanced form of AI capable of surpassing human abilities in most economically valuable tasks.
  • The DeepSeek AI model, which has gained significant attention in the tech world, is part of this new direction under the leadership of Liang Wenfeng, High-Flyer’s founder and the leader of DeepSeek.
  • DeepSeek’s AI models have garnered praise from Silicon Valley and sparked concerns about the computational efficiency of U.S. firms’ AI models, given DeepSeek’s claims of utilizing far less computing power.

Background on High-Flyer’s AI Investment Strategy:

  • High-Flyer has heavily invested in supercomputing clusters, including those made up of Nvidia A100 chips, despite U.S. export controls. These clusters have been crucial for the development of its AI models.
  • The company has also spent millions on high-end Nvidia chips, setting up two AI supercomputing clusters with a combined investment of over $1.2 billion.
  • DeepSeek, which utilizes much less powerful chips (Nvidia’s H800 and H20), has nonetheless sparked debates on its computational capabilities, with some tech executives speculating it may have access to 50,000 Nvidia H100 chips, potentially bypassing U.S. export restrictions.

Future Prospects:

  • Liang Wenfeng has indicated that High-Flyer is not currently seeking external funding for DeepSeek and is more focused on overcoming challenges related to chip restrictions rather than financial concerns.
  • The company’s strategic shift towards AGI signals a long-term commitment to advancing AI technology for human benefit, even as it navigates international tensions over AI and technology exports.