This marks the first time a major tech corporation has openly declared pursuit of artificial superintelligence (ASI) through a dedicated lab. The unprecedented combination of Zhao's GPT-4 expertise, Meta's resources, and explicit ASI development goals creates a new milestone in humanity's approach to creating systems that could surpass human intelligence - a critical prophetic threshold.
Meta's AI Lab Pursues Superintelligence Under Ex-OpenAI Leader
📰 What Happened
Meta has named former OpenAI researcher Shengjia Zhao as Chief Scientist of its new Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL). Announced by Mark Zuckerberg on July 26, 2025, Zhao will work alongside new Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang to develop artificial superintelligence systems. Zhao, who co-created GPT-4, brings expertise from OpenAI and significant academic publications. In his acceptance post, Zhao explicitly stated his goal to 'build ASI [artificial superintelligence] and align it to empower people.'
📖 Prophetic Significance
The formation of Meta Superintelligence Labs represents a prophetically significant leap toward Daniel 12:4's prediction of knowledge increasing in the last days. By combining Zhao's GPT-4 development experience with Meta's global reach (billions of users), this initiative has unique potential to create systems 'more powerful than humans.' The explicit goal to 'align' superintelligence, as stated in Zhao's quote, echoes Revelation 13's warning about technology that could compel worship. This marks the first time a major platform controlling social connectivity has openly pursued superintelligent systems.