Overview
- Meta, Facebook's parent company, has disbanded its Responsible AI team, which was dedicated to understanding and preventing potential harms associated with its artificial intelligence technology.
- Most members of the Responsible AI team have been reassigned to Meta's Generative AI team, which focuses on developing products that generate language and images to mimic human-made versions.
- Some members of the disbanded team will now work on Meta's AI infrastructure team.
- The restructuring of the Responsible AI team comes as Meta nears the end of its 'year of efficiency,' which has involved layoffs, team mergers, and redistributions within the company.
- Despite the disbandment of the Responsible AI team, a Meta spokesperson stated that the company will continue to prioritize and invest in safe and responsible AI development.