Meta’s new Superintelligence Lab, led by Alexandr Wang (Scale AI), is reportedly offering $1M–$300M+ pay packages to lure top AI talent from OpenAI, Anthropic, Apple, and DeepMind.
The mission? Catch up in the AGI race. Fast.
But here’s the twist:
Despite the eye-watering offers, many top researchers are saying no, choosing purpose, autonomy, and culture over money.
Some key takeaways:
– Meta is aggressively poaching researchers with up to $300M in total comp.
– OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind emphasize mission and retention.
– The AGI talent race is now a high-stakes culture war, money vs. meaning.
