SMRTR AIJun 22, 2025TechCrunch

After trying to buy Ilya Sutskever’s $32B AI startup, Meta looks to hire its CEO

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Meta pursued Safe Superintelligence, a $32 billion AI startup co-founded by OpenAI's ex-chief scientist Ilya Sutskever. Though Sutskever declined, Meta is now discussing hiring the startup's CEO Daniel Gross and former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman. Meta may also invest in their venture firm NFDG. These additions could bolster Meta's AI superintelligence lab with experienced AI research and investment leaders.

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