Meta Platforms Inc. has hired artificial intelligence executive Daniel Gross and may acquire a stake in his VC firm, NFDG.
Gross was CEO of Safe Superintelligence Inc., succeeded by Ilya Sutskever, who rebuffed Meta's acquisition offer for SSI.
Meta plans to hire Gross for its Meta Superintelligence Labs, focusing on advanced AI models, separate from SSI.
Meta might indirectly acquire a stake in SSI through NFDG; recruiting high-profile researchers and offering lucrative deals to strengthen their AI initiatives.