As of January 2026, Meta had been building Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL) for about six months.

Judge as of 2026-01-28. Measure from the date Meta formally launched or announced Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL) to 2026-01-28. True: the gap is about 5 to 7.5 months. Mostly true: the gap is 4 to 5 months or 7.5 to 8.5 months, or the start date is debatable (e.g. hiring began before the formal announcement) in a way that puts the claim near the edges of that range. Mostly false: the gap is 3 to 4 months or 8.5 to 10 months. False: the gap is under 3 months or over 10 months, or MSL did not exist.

Set before the research began.

1. E1 Zuckerberg announces Meta ‘superintelligence’ effort, more hires Mercury News (Bloomberg report by Kurt Wagner) · 30 June 2025

   “Zuckerberg wrote Monday to employees that Meta’s AI efforts will fall under a new group called Meta Superintelligence Labs, which will be led by Alexandr Wang”

2. E2 Zuckerberg announces Meta ‘superintelligence’ effort, more hires Mercury News (Bloomberg report by Kurt Wagner) · 30 June 2025

   “Earlier this month Meta invested $14.3 billion in Scale AI and hired Wang in the process.”

A Bloomberg report dated 2025-06-30 says Zuckerberg told employees that Monday that Meta's AI work would sit under a new group called Meta Superintelligence Labs (E1). From 30 June 2025 to 2026-01-28 is about seven months, which is inside the 5 to 7.5 month range for "true". The Scale AI investment and Wang's hiring earlier that June (E3) would push the start back by only a few weeks at most, so the gap stays near or within the "true" range.