Meta's Aggressive AI Talent Recruitment Led by Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg personally courts AI researchers from Google's DeepMind amid an escalating talent war, offering significant perks and salaries.

Tech giants Meta and Google are in a fierce battle to recruit top AI talent, with Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally reaching out to Google's DeepMind researchers.
Meta has adopted unconventional recruitment strategies, including offering jobs without interviews and providing significant salary increases to retain or attract employees.
Despite offering lower salary packages than competitors like OpenAI, Meta has successfully recruited key figures such as Michal Valko from Google's DeepMind.
The AI talent war has escalated, with companies willing to pay up to $10 million for top engineers, highlighting the high demand and limited supply of skilled AI professionals.
Smaller companies and startups struggle to compete against big tech firms in recruiting AI talent, despite offering generous equity packages.