Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has intensified his AI hiring strategy by acquiring Safe Superintelligence's CEO Daniel Gross and former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, following an unsuccessful attempt to purchase the startup. This move is part of a broader $14.3 billion investment in AI talent, amidst escalating competition among major tech companies to develop advanced artificial intelligence technologies. The partnership will also involve Meta gaining a stake in Gross and Friedman's venture capital firm, NFDG.
Mark Zuckerberg announced the establishment of Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), which will focus on advancing AI superintelligence and be led by key hires including Alexandr Wang and Nat Friedman. The initiative comes as part of a significant investment into AI talent, aiming to enhance Meta's capabilities in developing advanced foundation models and products.