Yeah, my thoughts where along the same line. Seems like they want to be another Ycombinator but more focused on AI. (Although TBF, I guess AI would also get the most traction at Ycombinator these days, given the hype wave).

I randomly saw him being announced as a big deal here on this forum years ago and I remember thinking what has this guy done to deserve this.

Did we ever find out why it is he doesn’t work there anymore?

Indeed.

Exactly what I read between the lines on this.