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Investing.com -- A Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) research scientist has delivered a harsh critique of the company’s artificial intelligence division in an internal essay that has spread throughout the organization and reported on by The Information.
Tijmen Blankevoort, who has resigned from Meta, wrote a 2,000-word assessment describing cultural and organizational dysfunction within Meta’s generative AI group, which develops the company’s flagship Llama AI model.
"I have yet to meet someone in Meta-GenAI that truly enjoys being there. Someone that feels like they want to stay in Meta for a long time because it’s such a great place," Blankevoort wrote in the essay, which was posted on Meta’s internal Workplace bulletin board system.
The researcher claimed employees would "be hard pressed to find someone that really believes in our AI mission," adding that "to most, it’s not even clear what our mission is."
His concerns align with complaints from other Meta AI team members in recent months regarding infighting, lack of focus, and burnout within the nearly 2,000-person generative AI division.
The critique comes as Meta has undertaken a significant overhaul of its AI efforts over the past month, making numerous outside hires to lead a turnaround after struggling in the artificial intelligence space.
The essay has generated significant discussion among current Meta employees and company alumni, according to The Information’s sources familiar with the situation.
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