OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that Meta offered $100 million signing bonuses to OpenAI employee.
He claims that none of OpenAI’s "best people" have accepted the offers so far.
He also criticised Meta’s approach to hiring.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been trying hard to attract top AI researchers to his new ‘superintelligence’ team, and he’s offering massive pay packages to do it. Meta has reportedly approached employees from OpenAI and Google DeepMind with offers worth over $100 million, hoping to bring them onboard. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has now confirmed those reports on a podcast hosted by his brother Jack Altman and claimed that Meta’s efforts haven’t really worked. Also, he took the opportunity to fire a few more shots at Meta.
SurveyAltman revealed that Meta offered huge financial incentives, like $100 million signing bonuses, to OpenAI employees, but so far, none of OpenAI’s “best people” have accepted the offers. “They started making these like giant offers to, you know, a lot of people on our team, like $100 million signing bonuses, more than that comp per year,” Altman said. “I’m really happy that at least so far, none of our best people have decided to take them up on that.”
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Altman believes it’s OpenAI’s commitment to its mission and drive for innovation that gives it an edge. “I think that people sort of look at the two paths and say, all right, OpenAI has got a really good shot, a much better shot at actually delivering on super intelligence, and also may eventually be the more valuable company,” Altman explained.
He also criticised Meta’s approach to hiring. “I think the strategy of a ton of upfront guaranteed comp, and that being the reason you tell someone to join… I don’t think that’s going to set up a great culture,” he said.
Although Altman acknowledged that there are “many things I respect about Meta as a company,” he added, “I don’t think they’re a company that’s great at innovation.”
For now, it seems like Meta’s high-paying offers aren’t enough to sway OpenAI’s top employees.
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