Meta attempted to poach top talent from OpenAI with $100 million cash packages but initially failed, as highlighted by Sam Altman.
Meta successfully poached some top talent from OpenAI, including Alexander Wang, former co-founder of Scale AI.
Meta's aggressive talent acquisition campaign involved $100 million signing bonuses, a $14.8 billion acquisition of Scale AI, and poaching researchers from OpenAI and Google.
This move by Meta is not just about hiring but also about building full-stack AI capabilities rapidly and weakening competitors through talent drain.