Guo Ji Jin Rong Bao·2025-07-30 14:45Group 1 - Apple is facing a significant challenge with the loss of AI talent, as key researcher Bowen Zhang has left the company to join Meta's newly established "Superintelligence" team [1] - This marks the fourth AI expert from Apple's foundational model (AFM) team to be recruited by Meta in the past month, following the departures of Ruoming Pang, Mark Lee, and Tom Gunter [1] - The "Superintelligence" team was officially formed on June 30, 2023, consolidating various AI teams at Meta to enhance product development capabilities and market competitiveness [2] Group 2 - Meta is offering competitive salaries, signing bonuses, and stock incentives to attract top talent, with reports indicating signing bonuses as high as $100 million [2][3] - The competition for AI talent in the U.S. tech sector is likened to professional sports trades, with salaries and benefits comparable to top athlete contracts, leading to a global movement of AI engineers [3] - Following the departure of key personnel, Apple is restructuring its AI project leadership under Craig Federighi and Mike Rockwell, and is considering integrating third-party AI models to enhance Siri's capabilities [4]