Meta recently announced that it is significantly expanding its artificial intelligence team by establishing a new "Superintelligence Labs," which aims to advance the development of foundational models. According to internal sources, this new lab has already successfully recruited 44 top talents, with notable data showing that about 40% of the employees previously worked at OpenAI, and half of the employees are from China.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is known for his bold investment style, having previously invested $4.6 billion in the metaverse project. However, as the project failed to meet expectations, Zuckerberg shifted his focus to the field of artificial intelligence, planning to compete for leadership in the AI market through large-scale recruitment.
Recently, Meta has not only recruited from OpenAI but also from well-known companies like Apple, especially when recruiting the head of Apple's foundational model, offering a signing bonus of up to $200 million. Although not all new employees receive such high salaries, some new hires have received signing bonuses of up to $100 million.
Among these new employees, 75% hold doctorates, 70% are researchers, and their backgrounds are very diverse. In addition to 50% coming from China, 40% come from OpenAI, 20% from Google's DeepMind, and 15% from Scale Company. This diverse talent structure will inject new vitality into Meta's AI research and development.
Notably, most of these new employees have not yet worked at Meta for a month, and their annual salaries range from $10 million to $100 million, with specific figures not yet confirmed by the official. This hiring dynamic not only demonstrates Meta's ambition in the AI field but also reflects the intensifying competition for talent in the industry.
With the rapid development of AI technology, Meta's move will greatly promote its layout in the field of artificial intelligence, and future market competition will be even more intense.
Key points:
🌟 Meta has newly established "Superintelligence Labs," aiming to promote the development of foundational models.
🌍 Recruited 44 top talents, of which 40% previously worked at OpenAI, and 50% are from China.
💰 New employee salaries can reach up to $100 million, showing Meta's strong appeal in the AI field.