Alexandr Wang, who now leads Meta's AI efforts, says he sent Mark Zuckerberg a lengthy memo just days before accepting the job. Its main point: a small group of top talent matters more than a big workforce.
He shared those details on the Cheeky Pint podcast, with Zuckerberg as a guest. Zuckerberg said the second idea was being ready to start over, and admitted he was unhappy with Llama 4.
Wang puts Meta's core AI research team at closer to 100 people. Its latest model, Muse Wonder, is out now, and Wang says it performs best on his team's agent tests.
The US wants to lead in artificial intelligence, yet it increasingly depends on private firms to assess and control powerful systems. A one-page White House accord signed on September 29 by leaders at OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Nvidia and xAI sets no federal legal requirements that can be enforced.
Oversight rests on each company's own controls, safety teams, outside audits and board committees, which matters more as AI enters cybersecurity, intelligence and government work.
Jefferies believes the AI investment boom may be past its high point, or heading into a mid-cycle correction, as borrowing costs rise.
Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet and Meta lifted their combined capital spending 108% year on year to $202 billion in Q3 2026. Worries over funding and profits could leave 2027 spending below the $1.04 trillion analysts currently expect. AI investment accounted for 67% of the 2.1% US GDP growth in the four quarters to Q3 2026.
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