"Meta is reorganizing its metaverse unit and shifting an executive who led the efforts to its AI division.Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth told employees on Monday in an internal memo, which was seen by Business Insider, that Gabriel Aul, who led products for its virtual worlds, Meta Horizon, and Ryan Cairns, who is in charge of Meta's virtual reality hardware, will now lead the company's metaverse bets."
"Vishal Shah, who helped lead its metaverse bets over the past four years, announced in another memo that he's transitioning to Meta Superintelligence Labs, according to a copy of the memo seen by Business Insider. Shah said he's taking on a new role as vice president of AI products in the Products and Applied Research unit within MSL and will report directly to Nat Friedman, one of MSL's leaders."
"The reorganization of the metaverse team comes as the company's total investment in mixed and virtual reality is set to top $100 billion this year. Meta confirmed the move with Business Insider. Last week, Meta cut 600 jobs in its AI division, MSL, and also laid off employees in its risk organization, telling workers that their roles are being replaced by AI."
Meta reorganized its metaverse unit and reassigned leadership for metaverse efforts to Gabriel Aul and Ryan Cairns, focusing on VR and mobile. Gabriel Aul previously led products for Meta Horizon, and Ryan Cairns oversaw Meta's virtual reality hardware. Vishal Shah is transitioning to Meta Superintelligence Labs as vice president of AI products within the Products and Applied Research unit and will report to Nat Friedman. The metaverse remains a companywide priority. Meta's total investment in mixed and virtual reality is set to top $100 billion this year, and recent cuts included about 600 jobs in the AI division and layoffs in the risk organization.
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