A professor from Tashkent has become Meta's Vice President of AI Research

Professor Ruslan Salakhutdinov from Tashkent has taken the position of Vice President of Meta for AI research.

Salakhutdinov has been working at the company since June 2024 and is involved in the development of the Llama language model, designed to perform various tasks using AI. Additionally, he is exploring key areas in artificial intelligence, including:

— agent models capable of performing personal assistant functions

— reasoning models that enhance logical thinking

— coding models used for writing programs and finding errors in code.

The scientist highlights AI in medicine, education, and household robotics as promising areas. The potential of Uzbekistan in the IT sector could be strengthened through government support for startups and attracting investments.

Salakhutdinov received his education in the United States and Canada, worked with AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, and later held leadership positions at Apple.

Source: spot.uz