On Friday, The Information reported that Meta was preparing to tear down its existing AI org and reorganize it into four new groups. Four days later, the change has been made official with an internal memo.

Meta has restructured its AI group, splitting Meta Superintelligence Labs into four new teams. The move, driven by new AI chief Alexandr Wang, reflects both internal pressures and the need to compete with OpenAI and Google.

Meta has frozen the hiring in its AI division after months of aggressively poaching researchers from rival firms. The move comes alongside the restructuring of its Superintelligence Labs into four groups,

Meta’s AI translations tool that auto-dubs Instagram and Facebook Reels between English and Spanish with voice cloning and lip-sync, opening new reach for creators and brands.

Land speculators are buying up property, paying 20 or 30 times more than they would have a year ago. New business permits have tripled. Three new hotels and a Dollar General are in the works. And there's growing pains,

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth said AI might result in "a stronger tiering of capability" between those who do and don't master it.

In the weeks since, revelations have confirmed what the initial stories only implied and helped clarify the reasons: While the market for star AI engineers is extremely hot, the truly exceptional offers are only coming from one company: Meta.

Meta Platforms (META) reportedly has frozen hiring in its high-profile artificial intelligence division as investors grow concerned about the unit's surging costs. According to The Wall Street Journal,

A hiring freeze at Meta Platforms’ artificial-intelligence operations is in effect after investors voiced concerns about the scale of Meta’s stock-based compensation costs.

Meta stock was falling. AI stocks pulling back isn’t the same as a bubble popping—especially with the huge wave of money still set to flow into computing infrastructure.

Meta froze AI hiring to reorganize its superintelligence lab after months of luring talent with lavish offers.