AI head Wang believes US models will strengthen ecosystem, reflect American values

Since Alexandr Wang joined Meta last year, the Facebook owner has turned its focus back to developing open-weight artificial intelligence models over closed architectures. (Source photos by Ryotaro Yamada and Reuters)
KAZUYUKI OKUDAIRA and RYOTARO YAMADA
October 24, 2026 02:06 JST
TOKYO/PALO ALTO, California -- Meta Platforms is making a comeback in artificial intelligence development, kicking off an international push with the Japanese rollout of its Muse personal AI agent, which the Facebook owner says will stay ad-free.
