India, April 2 -- Joelle Pineau, a Meta vice president who leads its Fundamental AI Research group, known as FAIR, is planning to leave the company after working there for nearly eight years.

"Today, as the world undergoes significant change, as the race for AI accelerates, and as Meta prepares for its next chapter, it is time to create space for others to pursue the work," Pineau wrote in a LinkedIn post on Tuesday.

"I will be cheering from the sidelines, knowing that you have all the ingredients needed to build the best AI systems in the world, and to responsibly bring them into the lives of billions of people," she added.

She also announced that her last day will be May 30, after which she will be "taking some time to observe and to...