When Robert Fergus called him the director of the AI Research Foundation

Artificial intelligence research is not a race of speed, but a long-breathed marathon, in which each step must be accurately calculated. In this context, Meta has given a significant rudder blow by appointing Robert Fergus as the new leader of his laboratory FAIR (Fundamental AI Research), a decision that does not go unnoticed in the technological ecosystem. Fergus, who until now served as research director at Google DeepMind, returns to Meta, w…

Meta appointed Robert Fergus to run the AI Research (FAIR), a research director at Google DeepMind, to revitalize research in the field of artificial intelligence. FAIR has played a crucial role in the development of the AI models of Meta, including Llama 1 and Llam 2, but has faced difficulties in recent years, with many researchers leaving the company. Joelle Pineau, former Vice-President of the Meta research department, recently announced tha…