Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-07-08 14:59Group 1 - The AI talent competition among tech giants, particularly Meta and Apple, has intensified, with Meta offering salaries in the tens of millions to attract top talent [2][3] - Ruoming Pang, head of Apple's foundational model team, is set to join Meta, which has already seen other key members leave for Meta [2] - Meta's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, is personally involved in recruiting a new elite team focused on developing Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) [3] Group 2 - OpenAI has expressed dissatisfaction with Meta's aggressive recruitment tactics, claiming they are unethical and create a sense of desperation among employees [4] - The scarcity of top AI talent is highlighted, with estimates suggesting there are fewer than 1,000 elite AI experts globally, while demand for AI skills is growing at 21% annually [5][6] - The competition for AI talent has reached a level described as "professional sports," with significant recruitment efforts from major companies [5] Group 3 - Concerns about a salary bubble in Silicon Valley are rising, with reports indicating that the cost of hiring a software engineer in the Bay Area can equate to hiring multiple engineers in Europe [8] - Average salaries for AI positions in the U.S. are significantly higher than other regions, with data scientists earning an average of $156,790, and AI positions in California exceeding this by about 14% [8] - Senior AI researchers can earn between $3 million to $7 million annually, with some top scientists making over $10 million, creating a stark contrast with non-AI experienced engineers [8] Group 4 - Meta's high salary offers have led to internal competition and resentment among existing employees, raising concerns about workplace morale [9]