Meta's AI Acquisition Talks and the Rise of Superintelligence
Meta, led by Mark Zuckerberg, has been actively exploring acquisitions in the AI sector, including discussions to buy startups like Thinking Machines, Perplexity, and Safe Superintelligence, although none of these deals have advanced to formal offers. Zuckerberg is also assembling a new AI team, with notable hires such as Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman, to bolster Meta's AI efforts amid a competitive landscape involving other tech giants.