Facebook Boss Suddenly Moves Desk and Becomes a Programmer Again

CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, is evidently serious about the global artificial intelligence (AI) race. So ambitious is he that the Facebook founder is willing to “descend from the mountain”, leaving his executive desk and relocating his workspace to code directly alongside AI researchers. This unusual manoeuvre is somewhat ironic. After all, as experts trumpet that coding is becoming an obsolete skill due to AI, Zuckerberg is returning to being a programmer. Zuckerberg has reportedly rearranged and permanently moved his desk to Meta’s artificial intelligence lab facility. There, he now sits side by side with the company’s key AI development figures, namely Meta’s Head of AI Alexandr Wang and former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman. “Mark has really moved his desk. He now sits in the AI lab with Alex Wang and Nat Friedman, and he writes code all day,” revealed McCormick. Of course, the sudden involvement of the “big boss” in the technical research space could spark awkwardness. McCormick even joked, imagining himself as an AI research team employee. “On one hand, they (the researchers) might feel, ‘Oh great, there’s additional input from you, Mark, while you join in coding’,” said McCormick, as compiled by KompasTekno from BusinessInsider. Although it sounds like micro-management, McCormick emphasised that the step is a manifestation of Zuckerberg’s extremely high personal commitment. According to him, Zuckerberg wants to thoroughly understand all the intricacies and technical hurdles to assemble the most advanced AI language model. Meta was indeed mocked for being slow to heat up and lagging at the starting line of the generative AI race. To catch up on that lag, Meta recently carried out a major restructuring by forming the Superintelligence Labs division. This step is key for Meta to bring in Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang to lead the new division alongside Nat Friedman, who joined earlier. By positioning himself directly in that innovation kitchen, Zuckerberg hopes Meta will not merely be a follower but can soon seize the throne as the AI king in Silicon Valley.