Meta's chief AI officer said that the company is partnering with Midjourney to license its AI image and video model technology.

A post on X Thursday from Alexandr Wang, Meta's chief AI officer, appeared to push against the reporting of the hiring freeze: "We are truly only investing more and more into Meta Superintelligence Labs as a company. Any reporting to the contrary of that is clearly mistaken," he wrote.

Meta Platforms Inc. struck a new partnership with artificial intelligence image and video generator Midjourney Inc., giving the tech giant access to the startup’s “aesthetic technology” for its models and products.

Meta froze AI hiring to reorganize its superintelligence lab after months of luring talent with lavish offers.

The freeze went into effect last week, and it’s not clear how long it will last, The Journal’s sources say. Meta is still likely working through its reorg, which split its AI unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs,

According to the Times report on Tuesday, Meta is overhauling its newly formed Superintelligence Lab, by breaking it up into four smaller teams. The teams will reportedly focus on AI research, developing superintelligence (a form of AI more advanced than human intelligence), AI products, and AI infrastructure such as data centers, the Times said.

Alexandr Wang pushed back against speculation of a cooling trend, stressing that investments in artificial intelligence remain strong despite recent reports suggesting otherwise

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In a significant move, Meta has collaborated with artificial intelligence startup Midjourney to license its image and video generation technology.On Friday, August 22, 2025, Meta’s Chief AI Officer, Alexandr Wang,

Alexandr Wang, Meta’s new chief AI officer, said in a post on X on Friday that the company planned to license Midjourney’s “aesthetic technology for our future models and products, bringing beauty to billions” in a “technical collaboration” between their research teams.