Overview
- Meta has hired Trapit Bansal, a foundational OpenAI researcher, to advance AI reasoning models in its superintelligence unit.
- Earlier this week, Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov and Xiaohua Zhai left OpenAI’s Zurich office to join Meta’s AI team, underscoring the pull of Zuckerberg’s outreach.
- Zuckerberg has directly messaged top AI talent via WhatsApp and hosted dinners at his Palo Alto and Lake Tahoe homes with offers reaching $100 million.
- Meta is in advanced talks to acquire PlayAI, aiming to integrate its voice replication technology and expertise into Meta’s AI portfolio.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman maintains that none of his core team have departed for Meta, highlighting the intensifying competition for AI talent.