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
Sources: Meta tried to buy Safe Superintelligence earlier . . . Sources: Meta tried to buy Safe Superintelligence earlier this year; Zuckerberg moved to recruit SSI CEO Daniel Gross after Ilya Sutskever rebuffed the offer — When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg poached Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang last week as part of a $14 3 billion investment …
Zuckerberg couldnt buy Ilya Sutskevers AI start-up—but . . . Zuckerberg's multibillion-dollar AI hiring spree isn't stopping with Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang Meta recently attempted to acquire Safe Superintelligence, which was valued at $32 billion in a
Meta’s Multi-Billion-Dollar AI Coup: Zuckerberg Turns to Safe . . . Zuckerberg’s plan is understood to be – to build the most powerful AI team in the world—fast Earlier this year, Zuckerberg attempted to acquire Safe Superintelligence outright The startup, launched in 2023 by Sutskever after his dramatic exit from OpenAI, had recently been valued at $32 billion
Zuckerberg’s AI plan B: hire the CEO after failing to buy the . . . SSI itself launched in mid‑2024 after Sutskever’s departure from OpenAI and quickly attracted eye‑popping valuations (some rounds placing it around $30–$32 billion) based largely on the co-founder’s pedigree and the startup’s stated mission of “safe superintelligence” development without commercial distractions Meta’s