OpenAI Offers $10M Packages to Poach Google's AI Talent

Recruitment Drive Ahead of Employee Share Sale to Boost Valuation Above $80 Billion

OpenAI is reportedly offering pay packages worth up to $10 million to lure top AI researchers away from Google.
OpenAI's recruitment drive comes ahead of a planned employee share sale that will boost the company's valuation above $80 billion.
OpenAI has already hired key Google AI researchers, sometimes using a personal plea from CEO Sam Altman.
OpenAI is primarily making its money through $20-a-month subscriptions to ChatGPT Plus, as well as by selling use of its AI models to developers and businesses.
OpenAI's ChatGPT has surpassed 100 million active weekly users and is on track for $1.3 billion in annualized revenue.