Andrew Tulloch, associated with Mira Murati's startup Thinking Labs, declined a multi-billion dollar acquisition offer from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Reports indicate Zuckerberg proposed an offer valued between $1 billion and $1.5 billion to acquire the early-stage company as part of efforts to advance in the generative AI sector. This refusal highlights a trend in Silicon Valley where loyalty and personal principles influence decisions despite lucrative financial incentives. The story underscores the competitive dynamics in the AI industry and the strategic moves by major tech players to consolidate talent and technology.
Andrew Tulloch from Mira Murati Thinking Labs rejected a 1.5B offer from Mark Zuckerberg. This can’t be true.. either he really hates Zuck or this is total BS with fake numbers. https://t.co/HikpVDI7sm
I’ve told this story a hundred times, but the richest guy I am friends with ($30-$50 million) drives an 80’s truck, never eats out, and still uses a flip phone. Guys healthy, super happy, and still works all day every day. Not the lifestyle for me, but also not unheard of. https://t.co/X7wVtmPXlV
WSJ: 谢你十亿美元的工作邀约,马克·扎克伯格。但我选择拒绝。 在当今的硅谷,忠诚和传奇人物正促使一些人拒绝那些高得离谱的优厚待遇。 为了在生成式 AI 的竞赛中迎头赶上,马克·扎克伯格在几个月前联系了 OpenAI 的前首席技术官米拉·穆拉蒂 (Mira Murati),提出收购她刚刚起步的初创公司——Thinking https://t.co/A5h1VTQTq0