Who is Matt Deitke? 24-year-old genius who rejected Rs 1000 crore salary offer of Mark Zuckerberg, Meta boss went to meet him and then...
During this recruitment process, Zuckerberg himself became a fan of a young man and offered him 125 million dollars, i.e. about Rs 1000 crores. The surprising thing was that the man turned down his offer of Rs 1000 crores, after which Zuckerberg himself went to meet him. Who is the man who refused Mark Zuckerberg's Rs 1000 crore job offer?
According to American media, Meta had offered Rs 1000 crore to Matt Deitke, a 24-year-old Artificial Intelligence researcher, but he turned down the offer. Then Zuckerberg himself reached out to him and offered him $250 million, i.e. about Rs 2200 crore. Deitke still did not accept the offer immediately but asked to consult his friends. Eventually, Deitke accepted that offer.
This is being said to be one of the most substantial salary packages in the history of AI. Who is Matt Deitke, and why has Zuckerberg become his fan?
Let us tell you that Matt Deitke is a famous name in the world of AI. After taking admission in a PhD in Computer Science from Washington University, he left it midway and then started working at the Allen Institute for AI in Seattle. During this time, he also contributed significantly to creating an AI chatbot 'Molmo'. Not only this, Deitke received the Outstanding Paper Award at NeurIPS 2022, which is one of the most prestigious AI conferences in the world. What is Vercept, which is run by Matt Deitke?
Matt Deitke also runs a startup called Vercept, which he started in November 2023. His startup has 10 employees, one of the investors in which is former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
Matt Ditke's increasing repute led to the top tech companies trying to get him on the board, and in 2024, Meta approached Ditke to join its Superintelligence Lab.
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