Recently, a statement from a former OpenAI researcher has sparked widespread attention. He stated that although Meta claimed to offer a signing bonus of up to $100 million when recruiting researchers from OpenAI, he and his colleagues did not receive this bonus. This news has undoubtedly raised questions about Meta's recruitment methods.
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The researcher, named Lucas Beyer, along with his colleagues Alexander Kolesnikov and Xiaohua Zhai, joined OpenAI in November last year and jointly established the company's office in Zurich. According to a report by Business Insider, these three former research scientists from Google DeepMind recently left OpenAI and joined Meta. Beyer publicly stated on social media that he and his colleagues did not receive the $100 million signing bonus that Meta had advertised, which sparked heated discussions among netizens.
Under Beyer's social media post, many people expressed sympathy, believing that he made an important decision in his career. At the same time, some netizens believed that it was his due to leave OpenAI and receive corresponding financial compensation. Meanwhile, Meta is also accelerating its development and has invested $1.5 billion in the data labeling company Scale AI. It is expected that the founder and CEO of the company, Alexandr Wang, will resign to join Meta and work with Beyer and others to develop super intelligence.
For the current researchers at OpenAI, this may bring a sense of relief, as despite Meta's repeated attempts to poach their employees, no staff have accepted the job so far. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, mentioned in a program that Meta is actively hiring, hoping to attract top talent from other AI companies. However, he believes that this approach will not create a good corporate culture. He also expressed some reservations about Meta's innovation capabilities.
To date, Meta has not made any official response to this matter, while Beyer's statement has brought more thoughts to people.
Key points:
🌟 Beyer and his colleagues claim they did not receive the $100 million signing bonus promised by Meta.
💼 Beyer and others previously worked at OpenAI and recently chose to join Meta.
🤔 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman questioned Meta's recruitment strategy, believing it would not lead to a good culture.
