June 28, 2025:
Meta Continues Talent Acquisition From OpenAI - Meta has reportedly hired four more researchers from OpenAI: Shengjia Zhao, Jiahui Yu, Shuchao Bi, and Hongyu Ren, following Trapit Bansal's recruitment. This aggressive hiring spree comes after Metas Llama 4 AI models performed underwhelmingly, prompting a competitive exchange between the two companies.
The recruitment efforts raised questions about extravagant signing bonuses, with Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth addressing the complexity of the offers. Meanwhile, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman states that no top talent has yet left for Meta despite these moves.
