Meta (META, Financial) is turning up the heat on its AI talent war, scooping up four more OpenAI researchers as Zuckerberg doubles down on superintelligence and advanced AI.
The Information reports that Shengjia Zhao, Jiahui Yu, Shuchao Bi and Hongyu Ren have all agreed to join Meta's AI ranks, following Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov and Xiaohua Zhai—recent hires from OpenAI's Zurich office, per the Wall Street Journal.
Both Meta and OpenAI declined to comment when Reuters reached out. This latest wave underscores Meta's urgency in building out its “superintelligence” research team under CEO Mark Zuckerberg's vision for cutting-edge AI.
Talent is the ultimate competitive edge in AI, and poaching top researchers cements Meta's commitment to rival OpenAI's pace of innovation. As Big Tech races to develop next-generation models, assembling a critical mass of experienced engineers and scientists can accelerate breakthroughs and product integrations across Meta's family of apps and services.
With Meta now on a near-weekly hiring cadence from OpenAI—now totaling at least seven transfers—watch for its upcoming AI announcements and model demos. These recruits could be the linchpin behind the next Meta AI milestone, shaping everything from content moderation to entirely new platforms.
