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Meta Hires OpenAI Researchers and Denies $100 Million Bonus Claims

Meta says structured restricted stock units that vest over several years serve as the core of its multimillion-dollar AI recruitment packages.

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Overview

  • Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov and Xiaohua Zhai have joined Meta’s newly formed superintelligence unit after departing OpenAI.
  • CTO Andrew Bosworth called reports of $100 million signing bonuses dishonest and emphasized that offers are paid over time rather than as lump-sum cash.
  • Meta acquired a 49% stake in Scale AI for $14 billion, a deal that delivered a substantial cash dividend to CEO Alexandr Wang.
  • Internal discussions reveal that senior leadership compensation at Meta can total about $100 million over four years through performance- and tenure-based RSU grants.
  • The superintelligence lab will concentrate on entertainment and computer vision applications to enhance Meta’s VR headsets and AI-powered glasses.