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Meta’s $100 Million AI Poaching Bid Stalls as OpenAI Retains Top Talent

OpenAI credits employee loyalty to a shared AGI mission supported by a culture focused on innovation.

OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken February 8, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Open AI CEO Sam Altman said that rival Meta is offering his employees massive signing bonuses.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seated to testify before a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing titled “Winning the AI Race: Strengthening U.S. Capabilities in Computing and Innovation,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
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Overview

  • Meta has dangled signing bonuses up to $100 million and even larger annual compensation packages to lure OpenAI and Google DeepMind researchers.
  • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said none of his organization’s top engineers have accepted Meta’s offers so far.
  • Meta invested $14.3 billion in data-labeling startup Scale AI and appointed its CEO, Alexandr Wang, to lead its new superintelligence division.
  • Mark Zuckerberg has personally reached out to prospective recruits and hosted meetings at his Lake Tahoe and Palo Alto residences in pursuit of top AI talent.
  • OpenAI employees have cited belief in the company’s AGI-focused mission and its innovation-driven culture as reasons to resist Meta’s financial allure.