August 4, 2012 - Elon.Muskrevealed that despite the xA Initial remuneration packages are not "ridiculously" high, but Meta A number of its seniorengineeris moving to its AI company, xAI. Musk said that in the long run, xAI is expected to surpass Meta in valuation. he also emphasized that xAI has a tradition of offering big raises to top talent.
Previously, it was revealed that Meta had approached more than 100 OpenAI employees and successfully recruited at least 10, in what was seen as a "desperate" move. Meanwhile, Shengjia Zhao, the man at the center of ChatGPT, has joined Meta's superintelligence lab as chief scientist. However, others have turned down Meta's offer, arguing that OpenAI is closer to true general artificial intelligence (AGI), prefers the efficiency and flexibility of a small team, and doesn't want to be involved in ad-driven projects.
Musk's comments come at a time when competition for talent in the tech industry is intensifying. xAI's rapid deployment has impressed industry observers, and there is fierce competition for top researchers among major AI organizations such as OpenAI, Google, and Meta. meta has expanded its AI division and has allocated $14 billion to Scale AI (note: current exchange rate of about Meta has expanded its AI division and allocated $14 billion to Scale AI (note: about 100,855 million yuan at current exchange rates). In June, Meta launched Superintelligence Labs as a research center that brings together top experts in the field.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claimed that Meta had offered up to $100 million in compensation packages to lure his team members, a claim that Meta denies. According to Wired magazine, Meta did make more than 10 job offers to OpenAI employees. In one case, a senior researcher was even selected as chief scientist, but he ultimately chose not to accept the position. Additionally, any shares or stock options Meta promises to give to new hires will be fully vested in them after one year of employment. However, according to co-founder Benjamin Mann, Anthropic employees were not impressed by Meta's generous incentives. He emphasized that Anthropic's employees value the organization's mission more than their compensation packages.