Report: Meta Aims to Hire AI Investors Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross

Group 1 - Meta is in discussions to hire AI investors Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross and may partially acquire their venture capital fund, NFDG [1][2] - The goal is for Friedman and Gross to lead Meta's AI initiatives, with NFDG having invested in AI startups like Perplexity, The Bot Company, and Safe Superintelligence [2][3] - If the acquisition occurs, Meta would hold minority stakes in the startups but would not gain access to their information [2] Group 2 - Gross, a co-founder of Safe Superintelligence, would leave that position if he joins Meta, while Friedman is already advising Meta on AI [3] - Recently, Scale AI announced a significant investment from Meta, with its founder Alexandr Wang set to join Meta for AI efforts [4] - Meta is actively recruiting top engineers for its artificial general intelligence (AGI) team, aiming to hire around 50 people, including a chief scientist [4][5] Group 3 - CEO Mark Zuckerberg is personally involved in recruiting AI researchers and engineers, indicating a strong focus on AI as a priority for Meta [5] - Reports suggest that Meta is offering substantial signing bonuses to attract talent from competitors like OpenAI [5] - In May, Meta reorganized its generative AI team to accelerate product rollouts and enhance its competitive position in the AI industry [6]