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Meta CFO Susan Li says company has assembled the MSL team of AI researchers to push technology frontiers
Friday, March 6, 2026 at 02:31 PM
Meta's CFO Susan Li discussed the formation of the MSL team during a recent engagement, highlighting the assembly of AI researchers and leaders to advance the company's AI frontier capabilities.
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At the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in early 2026, Meta CFO Susan Li confirmed the company has successfully formed the Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL) team. Li stated, "We have built the MSL team and assembled an incredible cohort of talent in this space of AI researchers and leaders… we hope to be part of pushing the frontier." This high-level talent acquisition follows a strategic pivot in 2025 to consolidate top-tier AI expertise from rivals like OpenAI and Google, part of Mark Zuckerberg’s broader vision for achieving personal superintelligence and unified foundation models.
The formation of the MSL team is a primary driver of Meta’s escalating financial commitments. The company has projected that 2026 capital expenditures will be notably larger than the $70-72 billion spent in 2025, with technical talent and infrastructure serving as the core expense growth vectors. While the MSL initiative aims to revolutionize content discovery and ad performance, internal reports suggest a high-stakes environment as researchers prioritize frontier model development over immediate product integration for Facebook and Instagram.
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