Is he doing this under the Facebook umbrella? Or departing? Or more-or-less retiring from regular obligations entirely?
> I am going to be going about it “Victorian Gentleman Scientist” style, pursuing my inquiries from home, and drafting my son into the work.
Which to me reads like part time work on Oculus, part time work on this AGI project. If it is with Facebook it isn't at all clear from the post (plus I'd assume it would be accompanied by marketing copy in that situation).
I will still have a voice in the development work, but it will only be consuming a modest slice of my time.
As for what I am going to be doing with the rest of my time: [...] For the time being at least, I am going to be going about it “Victorian Gentleman Scientist” style, pursuing my inquiries from home, and drafting my son into the work.