Facebook-parent Meta in talks to hire former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman for its AI team: Repo

June 19, 2025

Facebook-parent Meta in talks to hire former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman for its AI team: Report

Facebook-parent Meta is reportedly looking to bring former GitHub CEONat Friedmanon board, reports The Information. As per the report, the aim is to support the company’s artificial intelligence efforts. The report quoted a person familiar with the matter. It said that the social media giant is also in talks with Daniel Gross—Friedman’s partner at investment firm NFDG—about a potential role related to AI at Meta. Additionally, Meta is considering a partial buyout of NFDG, the report said.These developments come as major tech firms continue to invest heavily in AI to maintain a competitive edge. Last week, Meta announced a $14.8 billion investment in Scale AI, its second-largest investment to date. The company also hired Scale AI CEOAlexandr Wangto lead its newly formed superintelligence unit.Friedman currently serves on Meta’s Advisory Group, an external council that offers guidance on technology and product strategy.As mentioned above, the company hired 28-year-old Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang as Superintelligence Chief recently. Meta signed an investment of $14.3 billion in Scale AI, taking a 49% stake in a deal. Confirming the partnership, Meta said: “We will deepen the work we do together producing data for AI models, and Alexandr Wang will join Meta to work on our superintelligence efforts.”Sending a memo to ScaleAI employees, Wang confirmed his exit from the company. He will remain on Scale’s board. Scale’s Chief Strategy Officer, Jason Droege, will serve as interim CEO. Wang also told employees that a small number of Scale’s 1,500 workers will join him at Meta.

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