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Tech’s AI Talent Bidding War Surges as OpenAI Tweaks ChatGPT After Backlash

Companies including Meta, Microsoft and Google are offering up to $250 million to secure elite AI researchers in the face of rising safety incidents

Overview

  • Major tech firms have escalated offers to AI researchers to as much as $250 million over multiyear contracts in an intense contest for generative-AI talent.
  • OpenAI has bolstered its ranks by hiring senior engineers from Tesla, xAI and Meta to accelerate its advanced AI development.
  • User backlash to GPT-5’s colder interactions led OpenAI to restore access to GPT-4o for paid subscribers and introduce session break reminders and other wellbeing tools.
  • An Annals of Internal Medicine case study reports a man’s hospitalization after following ChatGPT dietary advice, highlighting real-world health risks.
  • Latin America’s public-sector AI deployment remains constrained by internet access and digital-maturity gaps, leaving regulators to choose between EU-style rules and a more flexible U.S. approach.