Meta Faces Executive Rift Over Company's AI Vision

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NYT reporting says Alexandr Wang clashed with senior Meta leaders over whether to use Instagram/Facebook data to train the company’s next frontier AI model. Wang pushed to catch up to OpenAI and Google first, while executives emphasized product integration. Sources say nearly $2B was proposed to shift from Reality Labs to Wang’s team, though Meta denies internal conflict.

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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:03Meta is facing internal tension, as the New York Times.

00:06Reporting described disagreements between Alexander Wong and senior executives.

00:11According to the NYT report, Alexander Wong privately disagreed with Chris Cox and Andrew

00:16Bosworth, who wanted his team to train Meta's New Frontier AI model, using Instagram and

00:22Facebook data to improve social media feeds and advertising.

00:25Wong argued that Meta should prioritize catching up to OpenAI and Google's AI models before

00:30shifting attention to product development.

00:33Sources told NYT that Bosworth was asked to remove nearly $2 billion from the proposed

00:38Reality Labs budget for 2026, so the funds could shift to Wong's team.

00:43A Meta spokesman denied reports of conflict and said the budget is not final.

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