Meta’s loss is Thinking Machines gain
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AI startup Thinking Machines Lab is aggressively recruiting top research talent from Meta, including notable figures like Soumith Chintala.Summary
Thinking Machines Lab (TML) is actively hiring former Meta researchers, signaling an intense talent rivalry between the two organizations. TML has secured high-profile talent, such as PyTorch co-founder Soumith Chintala and research director Piotr Dollár, while simultaneously expanding its infrastructure through a significant multibillion-dollar cloud deal with Google. Despite Meta's history of poaching TML founders, TML continues to grow its team to approximately 140 employees, leveraging its $12 billion valuation to attract top-tier researchers seeking significant financial upside.
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