Facebook closed secret laboratory 'Building 8'

by Glen Carrie

It has become clear that Facebook's secret laboratory " Building 8 ", which was rumored to be developing telepathic technology enabling communication with brain waves, was unintentionally dissociated in the reorganization of the organization I will.

Facebook closes Building 8, moves projects to Portal, Facebook Reality Labs - Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-kills-building-8-portal-facebook-reality-labs-2018-12

Facebook disbands secretive research lab amid reorganization
https://mashable.com/article/facebook-disbands-building-8/#Df1jdumaMqqG

Building 8 is a Facebook secret laboratory that was involved in the development of telepathic technology enabling communication with brain waves and developing hardware like smart speaker " Portal ".

At the time of the formation of the Institute in 2016, Mark Zuckerburg said, "In order to promote the mission of connecting the world, we will pour hundreds of millions of dollars (in billions of yen) into the next few years" I was talking. At the time of establishment, Facebook pulled Regina Dugan who was active in DARPA, Google, etc. as leader of Building 8.


However, Mr. Dugan, who led Building 8, announced that he will leave Facebook in early 2018.

Later, at the end of 2018 it became clear that it eventually broke down in the wave of organizational restructuring. According to Business Insider who made this fact confirmation, Facebook spokesman said that "Building 8 no longer exists" reply. According to the spokesperson, the members belonging to the institute are said not to be fired, and it seems that they will be able to move to another group within Facebook. In addition, it seems that research conducted in Building 8 will continue to be handed over to each department in Facebook.

The only outcome left by Building 8 is the Portal of smart speakers, "the first consumer product released from Building 8". Facebook is planning a set-top box with a built-in camera with the same software as Portal, and it is rumored that there is a good possibility that research results in Building 8 will continue to be products of Facebook in the future.

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