Meta snatches SSI CEO after failed takeover and OpenAI staff Meta recently attempted to acquire Safe Superintelligence This AI startup was founded by OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever This was reported by sources to CNBC When Sutskever rejected the takeover proposal, Mark Zuckerberg (photo) tried to recruit the company’s CEO and co-founder, Daniel Gross, instead
Ilya Sutskever rejected Meta’s bid for his $32B startup, so . . . Meta has successfully hired SSI co-founder Daniel Gross and former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman - who together also run the influential venture fund NFDG - as part of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s escalating push into superintelligence
Mark Zuckerberg made abortive attempt to buy ex-OpenAI . . . Subsequently, Zuckerberg started eyeing the chief executive of the startup, Daniel Gross Zuckerberg is setting up a team of experts to achieve so-called "artificial general intelligence" (AGI), or machines that can match or surpass human capabilities
After Failed Attempt To Acquire Ilya Sutskevers $32B AI . . . Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made an attempt earlier this year to acquire Safe Superintelligence, which was last valued at $32 billion, according to a report in The Information citing sources familiar