Australian AI Specialist Andrew Tulloch Joins Facebook Owner Meta
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- 12 Oct 2025
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- 13 Oct 2025, 03:39 pm
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Meta has poached Australian AI star Andrew Tulloch, who had earlier been reported to have turned down a $US1.5 billion pay package to leave his start-up.
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Andrew Tulloch, a prominent Australian AI specialist, has been recruited by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, from a leading Silicon Valley start-up. The move underscores the competitive landscape for top AI talent as companies, including those involved in groundbreaking AI development, vie for experienced professionals. Although the article highlights the significance of talent acquisition in the tech industry, it does not delve deeply into discussions about existential AI risks or specific safety policies. Tulloch's engagement with Meta might influence AI development strategies, reflecting the broader global competition among tech giants and its potential implications for AI governance and safety.
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TechnologyAIPrint articlePaul SmithTechnology editorUpdatedOct 13, 2025 – 3.20pm,first published at1.48pmSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginMark Zuckerberg has poached Australian artificial intelligence specialist Andrew Tulloch from one of Silicon Valley’s hottest start-ups, striking a blow for Meta in its big-money push to hoard the sector’s hottest talent.Tulloch is credited as a co-founder of Thinking Machines Lab – a mysterious AI start-up run by former OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati. It counts Australia’s Square Peg Capital and Airtree Ventures, among its global investors, who were jostling to invest in a $US2 billion ($3.1 billion) fundinground that closed in July.Loading...Paul Smithedits the technology coverage and has been a leading writer on the sector for 20 years. He covers big tech, business use of tech, the fast-growing Australian tech industry and start-ups, telecommunications and national innovation policy.Connect withPaulonTwitter.EmailPaulatpsmith@afr.comSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAIMark ZuckerbergOpenAIVenture capitalPaul BassatStart-upsAmazonSydneyGoldman SachsPerthSoftwareFetching latest articlesHow we shot the 2025 Power issueMatthew DrummondAustralia’s 10 most powerful people in 2025The year’s top 10 power players (that aren’t people)This investment guru backed Nvidia in 2016. Here are his other tipsSally Patten, Mandy Coolen and Rachael BoltonHow a maths whizz fled Russia and built a firm whose stock is up 780pc‘Superstars’ change jobs roughly every two years, says this CEOWhen doing Tokyo, this mountain town is a perfect palate cleanserLey ButterworthThe hotel group that can propel you onto society’s A-listThe triumphant – or devastating – process of testing Penfolds vintagesBastas’ $7b pharmacy and beauty empire posts eightfold jump in profit1 hr agoCampbell KwanInsta-famous fitness app founders appoint tech veteran as new CEOInside a Young Rich Lister’s million-dollar home wellness space