In light of Meta's aggressive recruitment of researchers from OpenAI, Chief Research Officer Mark Chen reassured his team that leadership is actively addressing the situation. In a Slack memo, he expressed intense feelings over the departures and highlighted the company's efforts to retain top talent through better compensation and alternatives. Reports noted that at least eight researchers shifted to Meta recently, prompting concerns within OpenAI, especially as CEO Sam Altman pointed out the impressive signing bonuses allegedly offered by Meta, which the latter has contested.
"I feel a visceral feeling right now, as if someone has broken into our home and stolen something," Chief Research Officer Mark Chen wrote in a Slack memo.
Chen said that he, CEO Sam Altman, and other OpenAI leaders have been working 'around the clock to talk to those with offers,' and they've 'been more proactive than ever before.'
Over the past week, various press reports have noted eight researchers who departed OpenAI for Meta.
Altman even complained on a podcast that Meta was offering '$100 million signing bonuses,' a description that Meta executives have pushed back against internally.
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