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Zuckerberg's Invite Declined: Agarwal Joins A.I. Startup Surge
9/30/2025
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- Mark Zuckerberg invited Rishabh Agarwal to Meta's A.I. lab for superintelligence, but Agarwal declined.
- Agarwal then joined Periodic Labs, which pursues scientific discovery through A.I.
- Periodic Labs has attracted over 20 researchers from major A.I. firms.
- Axiom Math, founded by Carina Hong, aims to develop an A.I. model for solving complex math problems, attracting talent from Meta.
