Meta is reportedly recruiting AI experts and investing $14.8 billion to advance its development

Technology giant Meta is accelerating its layout in the field of artificial intelligence and plans to recruit former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman to join its AI team. According to authoritative media reports, the company is also in contact with Friedman's investment fund partner Daniel Gross, hoping that the Silicon Valley golden duo will join together. More noteworthy is that Meta has initiated negotiations to acquire part of the equity of NFDG, an investment fund co-founded by the two, showing its strategic intention to lock in top talents in all aspects.

This move came after Meta announced that it would invest $14.8 billion (about 106.3 billion yuan) in Scale AI, an artificial intelligence data provider, which set the second largest single investment record in the company's history. Alexandr Wang, CEO of Scale AI, has also been recruited by Meta. The continuous heavyweight actions show that Zuckerberg is catching up with the leaders in the field of AI through the dual-engine strategy of "capital + talent".

It is worth pondering that Friedman is currently a member of Meta's advisory board and has provided guidance to the company in technology and product development. This existing partnership may create favorable conditions for the two parties to reach a new agreement. Analysts pointed out that as the competition for AI dominance becomes increasingly fierce, technology giants are consolidating their competitive barriers through multiple means such as strategic investment and talent acquisition. Meta's recruitment of a star team may reshape the industry's talent landscape.