Meta Assembles MRS Research To Improve Ads
Meta has formed a secret team called MRS Research to overhaul ad recommendation algorithms, beginning operations in October 2025 and led by Yang Song, appointed vice president of recommendation research in November 2025. The unit is focused on integrating large language models for knowledge integration, retrieval, and ranking across Facebook, Instagram and Threads, aiming to boost ad effectiveness and revenue.
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Significant internal research initiative with senior hires and explicit LLM focus raises novelty and industry-wide scope. Score reduced slightly for limited technical detail and single-source reporting; article is fresh (published today) so no recency penalty.
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