AI Talent Wars OpeniI is getting hot as a $ 100 million signing bonus and even high salary attempts for the talent of meta – but OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that the company’s “Best Peepal” has rejected the proposal of Mata.
On an episode of “Unaccounted“Podcast, which broadcast on Tuesday, 40-year-old, Altman spoke openly about Meta’s efforts to recruit OpenAI researchers with” spacious proposals “, while Mata has so far failed to efforts, Altman expressed disbelief over the signature and salary of the nine-creating. $ 1.13 million Every year, according to the levels.
In an interview by Podcast, Altman said, “He (Meta) started making these huge proposals for many people of our team.” “Bonus signing $ 100 million, more than that comp (compensation) per year. It’s crazy. I am really happy, at least so far, none of our best people have decided to take them on it.”
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Altman said that the researchers of OpenAII chose the reason for staying on startups instead of going on high salary in meta, as they feel that OpenEE has a “much better shot” to reach the superintendent, or the point where AI crosses human intelligence in memory, logic and knowledge.
He said that Openai had created a “special” type of culture that was not based on high upfront compensation, but on the mission of work and startups. Openai Objective Altman said that AI comes first to develop “all humanity”, with financial incentives flowing from receiving that mission, Altman said.
“I hope that we (AI) can be the best place in the world to do research,” Altman said.
Sam Altman, CEO of Openai. Photo by Justin Sulivan/Getty Image
Meta has recently been allegedly overseeing hiring, a 50-individual team, superintendent lab, and 41-year-old CEO Mark Zuckerberg. according to a Bloomberg The report last week, AI researchers are offering compensation packages to join the Zuckerberg team.
According to the report, Zuckerberg wants to pull forward from rivals such as Openi and Google and lead the race to get Meta Superintendent.
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However, Meta is still losing AI talent. Dedi Das, a principal among the venture capital firm Menlo Partners, Xe He had heard of Meta’s three cases last week, despite offering more than $ 2 million per year, Meta was last week to lose the researchers of openi and anthropic.
“AI talent war is absolutely ridiculous,” Das wrote.
Meta is currently offering $ 2m+/YR in the offer for AI talent and is still losing them to Openai and Anthropic. Heard ~ 3 such cases this week.
AI talent war is absolutely ridiculous.
Today, the highest ~ 80% retention in anthropic is 2 years and it is the #1 (big) company top AI … pic.twitter.com/YSV5UNV5H2
– Dedi (@Deedydas) June 10, 2025
Meta has recently invested heavily in exchange for fresh talent. The company announced last week that she was Investment of $ 14.3 billion Data labeling startup scale AI in exchange for 49% stake and talent acquisition in startups. Scale AI’s 28 -year -old CEO Alexandra Wang will allegedly join the Meta’s superintendent team in the role of top leadership.
Both meta and openi have sufficient users base. Zuckerberg said in May that the AI assistant of the meta is with One billion Monthly active user. Meanwhile, Openai said at the end of March that it was 500 million Weekly active users.
AI Talent Wars OpeniI is getting hot as a $ 100 million signing bonus and even high salary attempts for the talent of meta – but OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that the company’s “Best Peepal” has rejected the proposal of Mata.
On an episode of “Unaccounted“Podcast, which broadcast on Tuesday, 40-year-old, Altman spoke openly about Meta’s efforts to recruit OpenAI researchers with” spacious proposals “, while Mata has so far failed to efforts, Altman expressed disbelief over the signature and salary of the nine-creating. $ 1.13 million Every year, according to the levels.
In an interview by Podcast, Altman said, “He (Meta) started making these huge proposals for many people of our team.” “Bonus signing $ 100 million, more than that comp (compensation) per year. It’s crazy. I am really happy, at least so far, none of our best people have decided to take them on it.”
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