What happened?
Social media giant Meta has reportedly dissolved its division responsible for regulating its artificial intelligence (AI) projects as they are developed and deployed.
The details
According to reports, team members from Meta's responsible AI division have transitioned to roles within the generative AI product division and the AI infrastructure team.
The generative AI team at Meta focuses on creating products that can generate language and images in a way that mimics human-made versions. This move comes as many tech companies are investing heavily in machine learning development to keep up with the AI race.
Restructuring at Meta
The disbanding of the responsible AI division is part of Meta's larger restructuring effort, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg referred to as the "year of efficiency" during a February earnings call. This restructuring has included company layoffs, team mergers, and redistributions.
Importance of AI safety
Ensuring the safety of AI has become a priority for major players in the industry, especially as regulators and officials pay closer attention to the potential risks of this emerging technology. In July, a group consisting of Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI was formed to set safety standards as AI advances.
Although team members from the responsible AI division have been redistributed within the company, they remain committed to supporting responsible AI development and use, with ongoing investment in this area.
Meta's recent AI models
Meta recently introduced two AI-powered generative models. The first, Emu Video, uses Meta's Emu model to generate video clips based on text and image inputs. The second model, Emu Edit, focuses on image manipulation and promises more precision in image editing.
Cointelegraph reached out to Meta for more information, but has not received a response at the time of writing.
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