Sam Altman says Meta tried and failed to poach OpenAI’s talent with $100M offers

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TechCrunchJun 17, 2025

Sam Altman says Meta tried and failed to poach OpenAI’s talent with $100M offers

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that Meta tried to poach its employees with nine-figure offers, but failed to recruit OpenAI's best people.

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