OpenAI accuses Meta of spending 100 million to poach talent, with Zuckerberg personally getting involved in the hunt for AI professionals.

Golden Ten Data on June 18, according to the Financial Times, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman accused Zuckerberg’s Meta, saying that in order to catch up in the artificial intelligence competition, it tried to poach developers from OpenAI with a signing bonus of $100 million and higher salaries. Altman said Meta, which has a market capitalization of $1.8 trillion, has started making “huge offers” to employees on his team after its current AI push lagged behind. He added: "I think it’s reasonable for them to keep trying. Their current efforts in AI are not working as expected, and I respect their continued proactive attitude3. But none of his “best talents” accepted Zuckerberg’s offer. According to a person familiar with the matter, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been hand-picking talent and calling them as part of the plan to advance superintelligence.