Meta Platforms(US:META) 3 6 Ke·2025-06-20 12:50Core Insights - The AI talent competition is intensifying, with Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg taking aggressive and unconventional approaches to secure top talent in the industry [1][6]. Investment and Acquisition Attempts - Meta recently invested $14.3 billion to acquire Scale AI's founder Alexandr Wang and part of its core technology team, gaining a 49% stake in the company [5]. - Meta attempted to acquire the AI startup Safe Superintelligence (SSI), founded by OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, which was valued at $32 billion during its April funding round [3][4]. - After the acquisition attempt failed, Zuckerberg shifted focus to recruiting SSI's CEO Daniel Gross, aiming to integrate him into Meta's new AI team led by Alexandr Wang [5]. Recruitment Strategies - Meta's recruitment strategy has diversified to include investments, acquisitions, and direct talent poaching, with the clear goal of competing in the race for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) [6]. - Reports indicate that Meta offered up to $100 million in signing bonuses to lure OpenAI employees, highlighting the competitive pressure in the AI sector [6]. Industry Context - The AI industry has evolved beyond simple applications like chatbots, now focusing on achieving "intelligent limits" with advanced models such as OpenAI's GPT-4 and Google's Gemini [6][7]. - The competition is not only about computational power and model architecture but also heavily relies on securing top talent [7].