US EditionThinking Machines Lab Co-Founder Tulloch Departs for Meta, WSJ Reports
Andrew Tulloch joins Meta after rejecting a $1.5 billion offer earlier this year, highlighting Meta's continued efforts to secure top AI talent amid fierce industry competition.
- On Friday, Andrew Tulloch, co-founder of Thinking Machines Lab, announced he is leaving to join Meta Platforms Inc.; the startup confirmed Andrew has decided to pursue a different path for personal reasons.
- Months after rejecting a $1.5 billion package, Tulloch engaged in renewed negotiations influenced by Meta Platforms Inc.'s resources for scaling AI.
- Meta has been offering recruiting bonuses of $100 million and Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO, approached more than a dozen Thinking Machines Lab employees; Alexandr Wang, Chief AI Officer at Meta, joined recently.
- Mira Murati now faces the challenge of maintaining momentum as Tulloch's exit leaves Thinking Machines Lab with questions while Meta Platforms Inc. gains a talent war win.
- Industry observers note that execution speed and scale drive hiring, and Tulloch's experience at OpenAI and Facebook's AI Research Group made him a prime target amid big tech competition.
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The Economic TimesMeta hires Thinking Machines Lab cofounder Andrew Tulloch
Led by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, the startup had been approached or offered jobs by Meta in the past as well but the latter had pushed back on some of these claims. Andrew Tulloch previously worked at OpenAI and Facebook’s AI Research Group. WSJ reported that a Thinking Machine Labs spokesperson confirmed Tulloch’s departure to the WSJ, saying he “has decided to pursue a different path for personal reasons.”
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Arizona Daily SunThinking Machines Lab co-founder Tulloch departs for Meta, WSJ reports
Andrew Tulloch, co-founder of Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab, has left the AI company to join Meta Platforms, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. A Thinking Machines Lab spokesperson confirmed the departure to the WSJ, saying that "Andrew has decided to pursue a different path for personal r
Meta Taps Thinking Machines Co-Founder to Boost AI Expertise
Meta has reportedly recruited one of the co-founders of artificial intelligence (AI) startup Thinking Machines. Andrew Tulloch, a high-profile AI researcher, confirmed his departure in a message to workers on Friday (Oct. 10), The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. “Andrew has decided to pursue a different path for personal reasons,” a spokeswoman for Thinking Machines told the news outlet. Acc…
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