'The goal is not to replace humans': new Meta AI research chief Dawn Song says the next frontier is AI agents…
- Real-world impact is more important than benchmark scores, Meta AI VP says
- Song emphasizes security, trust and real-world benefits
- Meta's latest model prioritizes people, she says
Meta's newly appointed AI research chief, Dawn Song, is betting on agentic AI for the future of artificial intelligence, emphasizing they should augment humans rather than replace people altogether.
Song sees agents performing "economically valuable" tasks like repetitive and time-consuming work, ultimately freeing up humans to do more creative work.
While companies struggle to quantify AI's impacts and deliver a meaningful ROI, Song believes the focus should be real-world impact rather than benchmark scores.
AI agents should augment – not replace – humans
"The goal is not to replace humans," Song told the South China Morning Post. She confirmed she would be joining Meta Superintelligence Labs in a LinkedIn post, together with other team members from Virtue AI.
"[AI] must be secure,...
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