Meta's head of AI research stepping down

Montrealer to step down from key AI role at Meta

Canadian researcher and McGill University professor Joëlle Pineau has announced that she will be stepping down as vice-president of artificial intelligence research at Meta, freeing up a key position at a time of intense competition in the technology’s development.

Meta’s AI research chief Joelle Pineau resigns amid ‘panic’ over open-source AI rivals and company’s push for AGI - Tech Startups

Just two months after an anonymous Meta employee warned on the professional forum Blind that the “Meta GenAI Org [is] in Panic Mode” over the rise of open-source competitors like DeepSeek, the company is now losing one of its top […] The post Meta’s AI research chief Joelle Pineau resigns amid ‘panic’ over open-source AI rivals and company’s push for AGI first appeared on Tech Startups.

Meta’s head of AI research announces departure

Joelle Pineau will leave the organisation at the end of May, having worked at Meta since 2017. Read more: Meta’s head of AI research announces departure

Meta’s AI chief Pineau to step down May

Meta will undergo a major leadership transition in its Artificial Intelligence division as the Vice President of AI Research and Head of the Fundamental AI Research team, Joelle Pineau, announced she will step down at the end of May 2025 after eight years with the company. Her resignation comes at a time of intense competition

Meta’s AI research head to step down amid company's $65 billion computing push

Where Meta differs from competitors like OpenAI and Elon Musk's xAI is that it focuses more on AI products, while the other two are building AI infrastructure.

Meta’s AI research chief to exit, jolting US$65 billion investment drive

Joelle Pineau, a Meta VP who leads the Fair group, has announced her departure, leaving the Facebook owner with a leadership gap in the AI race.