OpenAI Chief Altman Blasts Meta's AI Hiring Blitz, Vows 'Missionaries Will Prevail'

Jul 02, 2025
WIRED
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Summary

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman fiercely criticizes Meta's aggressive AI talent recruitment, vowing that 'missionaries will prevail' over 'mercenaries' in the race to develop artificial general intelligence, as OpenAI evaluates compensation to retain researchers.

Key Points

  • Sam Altman slams Meta's AI talent-poaching spree
  • Altman believes 'missionaries will beat mercenaries' in the race to build artificial general intelligence
  • OpenAI is assessing compensation for its entire research organization to retain talent

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