Meta Platforms(US:META) Matthew Bermanยท2025-07-01 00:35Talent Acquisition & Competition - Meta aggressively poached top AI researchers from OpenAI and other firms with offers including $100 million signing bonuses [1] - Meta formed Meta Super Intelligence Labs (MSL), led by Alexander Wang, to focus on developing next-generation AI models [8][9][10] - OpenAI acknowledged Meta's poaching efforts and is recalibrating compensation to retain top talent [2] - Meta is pressuring OpenAI staffers to make decisions quickly, capitalizing on OpenAI's week off [4][5] Strategic Moves & Investments - Meta acquired a 49% minority stake in Scale AI for $14 billion to gain access to data and the team [1] - OpenAI and Google canceled their contracts with Scale AI after Meta's investment [1] AI Focus & Objectives - Meta's primary goal is achieving super intelligence [4][6] - OpenAI has shifted focus from incremental releases to achieving super intelligence [6] - Meta's new super intelligence team includes researchers who co-created key AI models like ChatGPT and GPT-4 [11][12][13][14]