Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-07-10 00:04Group 1 - Meta is offering over $200 million in compensation to recruit Ruoming Pang, head of Apple's Foundation Models team, which is approximately 1.436 billion RMB [1][3] - Ruoming Pang leads a team of about 100 people at Apple, responsible for developing large language models that are foundational to Apple Intelligence and other AI functionalities [1] - The compensation package offered by Meta is among the highest in the industry, second only to Apple's CEO Tim Cook [3] Group 2 - Meta's newly established Superintelligence Team (MSL) has compensation packages that align with Pang's offer, aimed at building AI systems that can perform tasks at or above human levels [3] - Key members of the MSL include former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and AI startup founder Daniel Gross [3] - Meta's compensation structure includes base salary, signing bonuses, and stock options, with stock being the most significant component [3] Group 3 - The Superintelligence Team's compensation exceeds that of CEOs at major global banks, although much of it is performance-based and tied to long-term service [3] - Meta typically offers higher signing bonuses to compensate for equity forfeited from previous startups when hiring new employees [3] - Contracts often stipulate that stock payments are linked to specific growth metrics of Meta's stock over designated years, with many contracts extending beyond the typical four-year vesting period [3]