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Daniel Gross

Lately: Meta as AI Products Lead, Meta Superintelligence Labs, from Safe Superintelligence Inc..

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Jul 3
Daniel Gross to Meta as AI Products Lead, Meta Superintelligence Labs
Gave Meta a proven product leader with Apple and founder-scale credibility, and forced a leadership change at a rival lab in the same week.
hirereportedJul 3, 2025CNBC: Ilya Sutskever becomes CEO of Safe Superintelligence after Meta poached Daniel Gross
Jun 19
Daniel Gross to Safe Superintelligence Inc. as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Marked Apple's earliest senior AI departure of the period, more than a year before its 2025 losses to Meta.
foundingreportedJun 19, 2024Wikipedia: Safe Superintelligence Inc.

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