Cohere has hired Joelle Pineau, Meta's former VP of AI research who previously oversaw the tech giant's fundamental AI research (FAIR) lab. In her newly created Chief AI Officer role, Pineau will oversee AI strategy across Cohere's research,

Cohere Inc. has raised US$500-million and hired a key executive from Meta Platforms Inc. META-Q +0.40% as it seeks to compete against its much larger rivals and secure customers in the frenzied market for artificial intelligence.

Enterprise AI startup Cohere announced last week that it has raised $500 million at a valuation of $6.8 billion, led by Radical Ventures, NVIDIA, Salesforce Ventures and others. Moreover, the company announced that Joelle Pineau,