Meta Platforms is creating a dedicated applied AI engineering organization inside its Reality Labs division to support the company’s work on superintelligence initiatives. The new unit, according to internal communications reviewed by the reporting source, will operate under the leadership of Maher Saba and will report to Meta Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth.
Reality Labs is the Meta division that oversees the company’s metaverse efforts and its AI glasses projects. The newly formed applied AI engineering organization will sit inside that division and is explicitly tasked with advancing the company’s superintelligence objectives, as stated in the internal memo.
Organizational design and reporting
The memo outlines an ultra-flat managerial structure for the teams. It specifies a span of control that could see up to 50 employees reporting to a single manager. The internal note places Maher Saba as the leader of these teams, with final accountability to Andrew Bosworth, Meta’s CTO.
What the memo discloses and what remains limited
The information made public in the internal communication covers leadership, reporting lines, the organizational placement within Reality Labs, and the intended ultra-flat structure. The memo describes the teams as applied AI engineering resources established to support superintelligence work. It does not provide additional detail on team size beyond the manager-to-employee ratio, nor does it specify timelines, exact staffing levels, or the particular projects those teams will undertake inside Reality Labs.
Implications for affected areas
- Reality Labs - the division responsible for the metaverse and AI glasses projects - will house the new applied AI engineering organization.
- Engineering and product teams focused on AI hardware and immersive software are the most directly connected to this organizational change.
- Corporate technology leadership will have direct oversight via the CTO, consolidating the reporting chain for these applied AI efforts.
The memo provides a clear statement of intent about leadership and structure but leaves substantive operational details unreported.