Shengjia Zhao, a former OpenAI researcher, has been appointed chief scientist of Meta's newly launched Superintelligence Lab, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced last Friday.

Shengjia Zhao — formerly of OpenAI — will be chief scientist at Meta's new Superintelligence Lab, Mark Zuckerberg announced on Threads on Friday. Why it matters: The company is spending billions of dollars to hire key employees as it looks to jumpstart its effort and compete with Google,

The move underscores Meta’s strategy of spending aggressively now to secure a dominant position in what it views as the next foundational technology platform.