Meta Poaches Top OpenAI Researchers in AI Race

Jul 17, 2025
TechCrunch
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Summary

Meta intensifies the race for artificial general intelligence by poaching two prominent researchers, Jason Wei and Hyung Won Chung, from OpenAI, offering lucrative compensation to bolster its AI capabilities under CEO Mark Zuckerberg's leadership.

Key Points

  • Meta reportedly scores two high-profile OpenAI researchers, Jason Wei and Hyung Won Chung
  • Wei and Chung's internal OpenAI Slack profiles are currently deactivated
  • Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg works to catch up in the race to AGI by luring top tech talent with astounding compensation packages

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