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Why some of AI's brightest minds are rejecting billions from big tech

Why some of AI's brightest minds are rejecting billions from big tech

Update: 2025-08-06
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Earlier this week, Andrew Tulloch, co-founder of Thinking Machines and one of the key engineers behind OpenAI's GPT-4, reportedly said no to a jaw-dropping $1 billion offer from Zuckerberg's Meta.

Why would anyone say no to that kind of money? The answer lies in a high-stakes conflict for the soul of AI.

From Microsoft crippling Inflection AI and Meta’s $200M poaching spree to a growing rebellion led by top AI minds like Mira Murati, Andrew Tulloch, and Dario Amodei, we look at big tech’s desperate bid to own AI by buying its creators.

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Why some of AI's brightest minds are rejecting billions from big tech

Why some of AI's brightest minds are rejecting billions from big tech

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