- Meta's AI chief Alexandr Wang claims the upcoming 'Watermelon' model has caught up with OpenAI's GPT-5.5 on benchmarks.
- Watermelon uses significantly more computational power than its predecessor Avocado (Muse Spark) and is currently in training.
- An update to Muse Spark is coming soon, with improvements in coding and agentic capabilities to rival competitors like Anthropic's Claude.
- Meta has aggressively invested in talent and infrastructure, offering top AI researchers large compensation and increasing infrastructure spending forecasts.
- Despite past struggles to match leaders, Meta aims to close the gap with OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, with Zuckerberg driving the AI push.