Meta’s VP of AI analysis, Joelle Pineau, is planning to depart the corporate, she introduced in a put up on Fb Tuesday. Pineau stated she’s leaving in Might after greater than two years overseeing FAIR, Meta’s inner AI analysis lab led by Yann LeCun.
Pineau’s exit comes as Meta ramps up its AI efforts, with the corporate planning to spend $65 billion on AI infrastructure in 2025.
In an announcement to Bloomberg Information, a Meta spokesperson stated the corporate doesn’t have a right away alternative for Pineau however is conducting a seek for her successor. Final yr, Meta reportedly reorganized the corporate to have its AI analysis unit report back to the corporate’s chief product officer, Chris Cox.
As for Pineau, the chief stated she’ll take a while off earlier than leaping into an unnamed “new journey.”