June 18 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms ( META ) is in talks

to hire former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman to join the Facebook

parent's AI efforts, The Information reported on Wednesday,

citing a person familiar with the matter.

The social media giant is also in discussion with Daniel

Gross, Friedman's partner in the investment fund NFDG, about

joining the company to work on AI, the report added.

Meta did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for

comment.

The company is also in talks to partially buy out NFDG, the

report said.

Big tech companies are doubling down on AI partnerships and

investment to stay ahead in the race for dominance. Meta

announced a $14.8 billion investment in Scale AI last week, its

second-largest investment to date.

The company hired Scale AI CEO, Alexandr Wang, to work with

Meta and lead its new superintelligence unit.

Friedman is part of Meta's Advisory Group, an external

advisory council established by the company to provide guidance

on technology and product development.