<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Meta is in advanced talks to hire prominent AI investors Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross to lead its artificial intelligence efforts.</li><li>Meta is discussing a partial buyout of its venture capital fund, NFDG, which could cost over $1 billion.</li><li>Daniel Gross, co-founder of Safe Superintelligence (SSI), is expected to leave SSI to join Meta and focus on AI products. Nat Friedman's role is anticipated to be broader.</li><li>Both Friedman and Gross have experience in leading companies and have been working closely with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.</li><li>Friedman, former CEO of GitHub, is now an investor and advisor, with a venture fund NFDG. He has been advising Meta on its AI strategy since 2014.</li><li>Meta is negotiating to purchase a substantial portion of NFDG’s holdings, gaining minority stakes in AI startups without control or access to sensitive information.</li><li>Meta is aggressively seeking top AI talent, offering substantial signing bonuses. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman mentioned Meta's $100 million signing bonuses in a recent podcast.</li></ul>

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