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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Robert Booth UK technology editor

Meta to announce $15bn investment in bid to achieve computerised ‘superintelligence’

Mark Zuckerberg sitting in a chair holding a microphone
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive. Meta’s attempt to leapfrog the current state of progress is seen by observers as an attempt to regain the initiative over AI. Photograph: Jeff Chiu/AP

Meta is to announce a $15bn (£11bn) bid to achieve computerised “superintelligence”, according to multiple reports.

The Silicon Valley race to dominate artificial intelligence is speeding up despite the patchy performance of many existing AI systems.

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