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Meta Attempts to Acquire Ilya Sutskever's AI Startup, Pivots to Hiring Key Executives
Meta unsuccessfully attempted to acquire Safe Superintelligence, the $32 billion AI startup co-founded by former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever. The company is now in talks to hire the startup's CEO Daniel Gross and former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, while also taking a stake in their joint venture firm NFDG.
Skynet Chance (+0.04%): Meta's aggressive pursuit of superintelligence expertise and talent increases the concentration of advanced AI capabilities in major tech companies, potentially accelerating development without adequate oversight. The focus on "superintelligence" specifically suggests advancement toward more powerful AI systems that could pose greater control challenges.
Skynet Date (-1 days): The talent consolidation and resource concentration at Meta could moderately accelerate the development timeline of advanced AI systems. However, the impact is limited since the acquisition attempt failed and only involves hiring executives rather than acquiring the full research team.
AGI Progress (+0.03%): Meta's acquisition attempt and subsequent hiring of key AI leaders demonstrates significant corporate investment in AGI research, particularly targeting superintelligence expertise. The addition of experienced AI research leaders like those from Safe Superintelligence could substantially enhance Meta's AGI development capabilities.
AGI Date (-1 days): The consolidation of top AI talent at Meta, including experts specifically focused on superintelligence, likely accelerates AGI development timelines. The company's aggressive talent acquisition strategy suggests increased resource allocation and urgency in AGI research.