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Australian machine-learning researcher who spent years at Facebook AI Research and OpenAI before co-founding Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab in 2025. In October 2025 he left to join Meta Superintelligence Labs, reporting to chief AI officer Alexandr Wang, in a deal widely reported at ~$1.5 billion over six years, one of the most expensive individual hires in tech and a marker of the 2025-26 AI talent war. A specialist in large-scale ML systems and training infrastructure.
Australian machine-learning researcher who spent years at Facebook AI Research and OpenAI before co-founding Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab in 2025. In October 2025 he left to join Meta Superintelligence Labs, reporting to chief AI officer Alexandr Wang, in a deal widely reported at ~$1.5 billion over six years, one of the most expensive individual hires in tech and a marker of the 2025-26 AI talent war. A specialist in large-scale ML systems and training infrastructure.