Who is Vishal Shah, Meta’s new AI chief whom Mark Zuckerberg appointed after mega layoff
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has appointed veteran insider Vishal Shah at a crucial role that oversees the company’s AI products. Shah will now head Product Management for all AI products, reporting directly to Meta’s Head of AI Product, Nat Friedman.
The appointment was reported following an internal memo, coinciding with Meta’s strategic decision to streamline its AI unit. This included recent layoffs in its Superintelligence Labs to make the division more flexible and responsive. Meta’s new strategy now directs its top-tier talent and resources towards dominating the booming generative AI market, where it currently competes fiercely against rivals like Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic.
