Meta Platforms officially entered the race for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) on June 10, 2025, by forming a new elite team under the personal leadership of CEO Mark Zuckerberg. As reported by leading global news agencies, including Bloomberg, Reuters, and Tech in Asia, this group, internally named the "superintelligence group," will consist of approximately 50 top specialists in the field, drawn from both current Meta AI employees and specially recruited external experts. This initiative is a direct response by Meta to similar efforts from competitors like OpenAI and Google DeepMind and underscores the paramount strategic priority of AGI for the company's future. The new group's mission will be to accelerate fundamental research and breakthrough developments aimed at creating an AI capable of surpassing human cognitive abilities across a wide range of intellectual tasks. The formation of a separate, focused team under Zuckerberg's direct control indicates that this is not just another research program but a targeted and aggressive bet on a technological breakthrough. This move will undoubtedly intensify the global competition for the best minds in AI and further accelerate the race to create the world's first true superintelligence, which could radically change the technological and social landscape.
Meta Officially Enters AGI Race, Forms "Superintelligence" Group
