Meta taps former Google DeepMind director to lead its AI research lab

Meta chose Robert Fergus to lead her basic laboratory of AI Research (Fair), according to Bloomberg.

Fergus worked in Google Deepmund for about five years as a research director LinkedIn. Before Google, he worked as a researcher scientist at Meta.

Meta Fair, which has existed since 2013, has faced challenges in recent years, according to a report from Wealth. Fair LED research on the early AI models of the company, including Llam 1 and Llam 2., the researchers reportedly massively abandoned the unit for other startups, companies, and even the target of the newer Genai Group, which led the development of LLE 4.

Meta -ov previous VP from AI Research, Joelle Pineau, announced in April in April she would leave the company for a new opportunity.