Meta Shakes Up AI Unit Amid Drive for Growth

Meta Platforms Inc., the social media giant's parent company, announced plans last week to go the other way--decentralizing how it develops advanced AI and machine learning tools. In an online post Thursday, Meta's Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth said the company's previous approach, centered around a handful of stand-alone R&D hubs, made it difficult to integrate new AI capabilities across the business. "In the new model we will distribute the ownership of these AI systems back to Meta's product groups," Mr. Bosworth said. "We believe that this will accelerate the adoption of important new technology across the company while allowing us to continue to push the envelope." The Morning Download delivers daily insights and news on business technology from the CIO Journal team.