AI Researcher Andrew Tulloch Is Leaving Meta

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AI researcher Andrew Tulloch is leaving Meta, according to a person briefed on the matter. Tulloch became known as one of the technology industry’s highest-paid employees and joined Meta from Thinking Machine Labs. He reportedly delayed his departure until Meta successfully launched a new family of open-source AI models and its Muse AI assistant, announced Tuesday. Tulloch worked in Meta’s TBD lab, which is part of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s AI strategy and is led by Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang. The reason for his departure is unclear, as is whether he will continue AI research at another company.