OpenAI boss accuses Meta of trying to poach staff with $100m sign-on bonuses

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Sam Altman describes offer from Mark Zuckerberg’s company as ‘crazy’, as scramble for talent intensifies

The boss of OpenAI has claimed that Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has tried to poach his top artificial intelligence experts with “crazy” signing bonuses of $100m (£74m), as the scramble for talent in the booming sector intensifies.

Sam Altman spoke about the offers in a podcast on Tuesday. They have not been confirmed by Meta. OpenAI, the company that developed ChatGPT, said it had nothing to add beyond its chief executive’s comments.

Sam Altman describes offer from Mark Zuckerberg’s company as ‘crazy’, as scramble for talent intensifiesThe boss of OpenAI has claimed that Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has tried to poach his top artificial intelligence experts with “crazy” signing bonuses of $100m (£74m), as the scramble for talent in the booming sector intensifies.Sam Altman spoke about the offers in a podcast on Tuesday. They have not been confirmed by Meta. OpenAI, the company that developed ChatGPT, said it had nothing to add beyond its chief executive’s comments. Continue reading…

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