The boss of OpenAI, Sam Altman, has accused Meta, formerly known as Facebook, of attempting to poach his top AI experts with $100m sign-on bonuses.
Altman mentioned the offers of $100m signing bonuses and high annual compensations but expressed gratitude that their best staff had not accepted them.
Altman criticized Meta's recruitment strategy, emphasizing the focus on monetary incentives rather than work and mission, which could harm company culture.
Meta recently launched a $15bn initiative aimed at developing computerized super-intelligence, surpassing human performance in all tasks.
The AI industry faces fierce competition for talent, with companies like Meta losing candidates to rivals despite offering significant salaries.
Companies like Anthropic are attracting talent from competitors like OpenAI and DeepMind, intensifying the battle for AI expertise.
There is a race to achieve artificial general intelligence (AGI) among tech firms, resulting in substantial investments in AI technology and computing power.
Some tech companies acquire whole firms to secure top talent, evident in Meta's acquisition of Scale AI and Google's purchase of Character.AI.
Despite Meta's social media origins and OpenAI's non-profit beginnings, the two are now competitors in the AI field, with Altman questioning Meta's innovation capabilities.
Altman speculated on the potential impact of AI advancements, suggesting that achieving superintelligence may not drastically change the world as anticipated.
Altman proposed that AI's most significant impact in the future could be in discovering new science, a development that could surpass other achievements in the field.