Facebook AI Research Foundation

Period: 2013

Summary

In 2013, Facebook established its Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) lab, appointing Yann LeCun as its founding director. This marked a pivotal moment in the tech industry, as Facebook and other major companies began heavily investing in AI. FAIR’s creation signified the growing recognition of AI’s transformative potential, leading to advancements in deep learning, natural language processing, and computer vision, with applications spanning social media, advertising, and beyond.