Meta AI is a privately owned entity headquartered in the US. Founded in 2015, the company employs approximately 10,010 individuals. It operates as an artificial intelligence laboratory belonging to Meta Platforms Inc.
On February 15, 2026, researchers introduced SynSAM, a hybrid synchronous learning framework that leverages Meta's Segment Anything Model (SAM) for prostate zonal segmentation. This new framework aims to improve accuracy in medical domains where transformer-based models like SAM typically struggle with continual learning due to catastrophic forgetting. Previously, on February 9, 2026, Meta AI upgraded its website, adding numerous new functions as it positioned itself to compete more closely with OpenAI and Gemini. Earlier, on February 8, 2026, the UK government began utilizing Meta's DINOv2 model to enhance reforestation efforts, aiming to reduce costs and increase access to greenspaces across the country.