Amazon is restructuring its AI efforts by placing Peter DeSantis in charge of a new unit called AGI, which combines teams from AWS's silicon and quantum computing divisions. This move signals a shift towards integrating AI across all Amazon services rather than limiting it to AWS. Andy Jassy aims to optimize AI development by controlling both hardware and software in a way that rivals Microsoft and Google.

Meta has appointed Shengjia Zhao as the chief scientist of its new superintelligence lab, which aims to advance the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Zhao, previously at Google DeepMind, will lead efforts to explore innovative AI technologies and their implications. This move highlights Meta's commitment to staying at the forefront of AI research and development.