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Threads to soon be overseen by Meta’s AI lead
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Meta Appoints AI Veteran Connor Hayes as Threads Head, Signaling Standalone Push with 175M Users
In a move signaling Meta Platforms Inc.’s ambitions to elevate its text-based social network, the company has appointed longtime executive Connor Hayes as the new head of Threads. Hayes, who has been with Meta since 2011, previously served as vice president of product for generative AI, a role that positioned him at the forefront of the company’s artificial intelligence initiatives. This leadership change comes as Threads, launched two years ago…
Meta has appointed Connor Hayes as the new leader of Threads. The long-standing Meta Manager takes over the leadership of Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri's Twitter alternative, who had been in charge of the platform since its launch in 2023. Hayes brings special expertise: He was not only part of the original Threads team, but was the last vice president to lead the Generative AI division at Meta. This combination of thread experience and AI know-how…
Meta’s Adam Mosseri to Hand Over Threads’ Duties to Gen AI Exec: Report
Longtime Meta employee and its Vice President, Product (Generative AI) is being elevated by the tech giant to take over Threads’ day-to-day operations from Instagram’s head Adam Mosseri, as per a report. Mosseri is said to have revealed the executive movement in an internal company memo.
After two years in double function, Adam Mosseri will take over the leadership of Threads. From September, Connor Hayes will take over the management of the app and will be responsible for product, design, development and research in the future. This not only ensures movement in the social media landscape, but also provides discussion material for industry experts such as Lia Habermann. See on Threads Hayes has been active in leading product rol…
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