Meta Eyes Safe Superintelligence CEO After Failed $32B Acquisition
Meta shifts focus to hiring Safe Superintelligence CEO Daniel Gross after failing to acquire the $32B AI startup.
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Meta Eyes Safe Superintelligence CEO After Failed $32B Acquisition Meta’s Attempt to Acquire Safe Superintelligence Signals Its AI Ambitions Meta is aggressively doubling down on its artificial intelligence strategy, and recent moves prove just how serious Mark Zuckerberg is about leading in the AI arms race. After a failed attempt to acquire Safe Superintelligence , the $32 billion AI startup co-founded by former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, Meta is now pivoting toward hiring key talent instead. Reports indicate that Meta is actively courting Daniel Gross, the CEO and co-founder of Safe Superintelligence. This calculated pivot shows that when Meta can’t buy a company outright, it’s willing to invest in the minds behind it. The focus keyword, safe superintelligence , appears at the core of Meta’s strategy as the company aims to outpace competitors like Google DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic in foundational AI research. Image Credits:David Paul Morris/Bloomberg / Getty Images Safe Superintelligence CEO Becomes Meta’s Top Hirin…
