Thinking Machines Lab Co-founder Joins Meta

[kevin1]

Andrew Tulloch, co-founder of AI startup Thinking Machines Lab, has left the company to join Meta. The Wall Street Journal reports Tulloch informed staff of his departure Friday.

The move follows reports that Mark Zuckerberg once tried to acquire the OpenAI spinout and later attempted to lure Tulloch with a compensation package worth up to $1.5B. A Meta spokesperson dismissed that claim as “inaccurate.” Tulloch previously worked at OpenAI and Facebook AI Research.

[EmTeam]

A strong move by Meta — this hire could strengthen their AI research and data-driven innovation efforts.

[Rimon Khan]

Meta is clearly doubling down on AI talent, signaling the next wave of competition in large-scale intelligence systems.