Meta Platforms informed employees on Monday of the creation of a new unit inside the Facebook and Instagram parent following an expensive recruiting push to ramp up Meta's artificial intelligence development.

Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg announced a major restructuring of the company’s artificial intelligence group, including a commitment to developing AI “superintelligence,” or systems that can complete tasks as well as or even better than humans.

In a significant leap forward for artificial intelligence development, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the formation of a new AI superintelligence unit, dubbed the "Meta Superintelligence Lab."