Meta's top executives responded to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's claims of offering $100 million signing bonuses to poach employees during a company-wide meeting.
Meta's CTO, Andrew Bosworth, refuted Altman's remarks, stating that the market is not as hot as suggested and that the bonuses are targeted for senior leadership roles in the superintelligence AI team.
Bosworth highlighted that the $100 million bonus headline has become a meme, clarifying that the offers are specific to a small number of individuals countering counteroffers and not a general industry practice.
While some OpenAI researchers have joined Meta, Bosworth emphasized that the situation is not representative of the broader AI industry and the terms of the offers are not solely sign-on bonuses.