Meta Platforms(US:META) Matthew Bermanยท2025-07-02 16:08Talent Acquisition & Compensation - Meta is offering $100 million bonuses to attract top talent, viewing super intelligence as a critical goal [1] - The pursuit of super intelligence justifies significant investment in acquiring talent, even at costs of hundreds of millions of dollars per researcher [2] - The discussion mentions a potential $1 billion compensation for an individual at OpenAI, highlighting the extreme value placed on AI expertise [4] - High compensation, even up to $1 billion, is considered a small investment relative to Meta's market capitalization and the potential of the AI market [4] Strategic Implications - Acquiring top AI teams is compared to acquiring companies like SSI, but at a potentially higher cost per employee [2] - The strategy of acquiring talent is seen as similar to acquiring entire companies focused on super intelligence [3][4] - Mark Zuckerberg believes Meta can build super intelligence and is willing to invest heavily to achieve this goal [1]