<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Meta has reportedly hired Trapit Bansal, a former top AI researcher at OpenAI, for its 'superintelligence' team amid rumors of acquiring AI startups.</li><li>Bansal, an alumnus of IIT Kanpur with expertise in mathematics, statistics, and Ph.D. in computer science, focused on research in meta-learning and natural language processing at OpenAI.</li><li>With notable contributions at OpenAI, including developing the 'o1' AI reasoning model, Bansal is expected to work on Meta's AI reasoning to compete with other tech giants like OpenAI and Google DeepMind.</li><li>Reports suggest Meta's aggressive recruitment efforts, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg leading the AI team building, offering substantial pay packages to attract top talent like Bansal.</li></ul>

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