According to Axios, citing informed sources, renowned AI researcher Luke Metz has left OpenAI and joined Meta's Superintelligence Labs, reporting to Alexandr Wang, who oversees AI operations, this week. He is another key talent frequently switching between competing top laboratories, reflecting the intensifying competition for AI talent.
Metz's career is a "revolving door": he left OpenAI in 2024 to join Thinking Machines, founded by Mira Murati, then returned to OpenAI earlier this year, and now has moved again to Meta. Since Meta's $1 billion deal with Scale AI and the recruitment of former CEO Alexandr Wang, the company has been aggressively hiring talent, and Metz's joining is its latest significant hire. This movement also shows that as the competition for large models enters a "superintelligence" sprint phase, the affiliation of top researchers has become a key variable in the strength of each company.