Meta loses its AI research head, as billions in investments hang in the balance

Meta's head of AI research, Joelle Pineau, is leaving the company.

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• Meta's AI research head, Joelle Pineau, is departing as the company makes major AI investments.
• Pineau's exit may complicate Meta's ability to compete with OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI.
• Meta aims to make Llama the industry standard and reach a billion chatbot users.

Meta's head of artificial intelligence research, Joelle Pineau, is leaving the company at a time when the tech giant is pouring...