<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true">AI battle of capital, talent, and innovation in Meta vs. OpenAI.Meta focuses on open-source Llama models, while OpenAI relies on closed-off GPT series.Examines the strategic divergence and talent war implications for the future of AI.Meta's journey from FAIR to Llama's open-source ecosystem, while OpenAI's evolution towards AGI.Meta emphasizes customization, privacy, and cost-efficiency with Llama models.OpenAI excels in natural language processing with the GPT series and ChatGPT.Meta integrates AI into social media for user engagement, while OpenAI targets enterprises.Meta and OpenAI differ in research focus, commercialization strategies, and market positioning.Talent war intensifies with Meta's $100 million gambit and OpenAI's retention success.The Meta-OpenAI duopoly impacts the AI landscape, balancing short-term gains with long-term AGI aspirations.