‘Respect’: Fb founder on how DeepMind CEO negotiated with Google

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg praised DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis for his negotiating tactics during Google’s acquisition of the AI lab in 2014. Zuckerberg disclosed that Facebook had been in talks to buy DeepMind before Google secured the deal for over $500 million, highlighting Hassabis’s skill in leveraging competing offers. The negotiations underscored the tech giants’ race in AI development.