Mark Zuckerberg and his aggressive push to lead the AI race in Meta reportedly led to the recruitment of the 24-year-old AI researcher. According to a report from The New York Times, Matt Ditke Initially, he rejected Meta's $125 million offer and urged Zuckerberg to meet up personally. After the meeting, Meta It reportedly sealed the contract with an amended four-year compensation package, sealing up to $250 million in shares and cash.The New York Times report cited two sources familiar with the talks, saying Deitke preferred to continue the newly established startup. vercept After $125 million was offered to him. Zuckerberg personally contacted him for a meeting. After the conversation, Meta returned with a revised offer doubled the original, including the potential $100 million paid in the first year alone.The compensation jump was so extraordinary that Deitke consulted with his peers.
Who is Matt Deitke and why is he “in demand”?
The report states that Deitke is a very popular talent in the AI community. He previously led the development of guinea AI chatbot It can handle images, sounds and text. This is a multimodal system that matches Meta's goals. His research in 3D datasets and embodied AI won an outstanding paper award at Neurips 2022.In November, Deitke co-founded Vercept, his own startup focusing on AI agents that can autonomously perform tasks using internet-based software. The startup, which has around 10 employees, has raised $16.5 million from investors, including former Google CEO. Eric Schmidt.According to the report, Meta reportedly spent more than $1 billion on the “All-Star Roster” on a “Super Intelligence” research team. This includes seducing AI talent from rival companies such as Openai, Anthropic, Apple and Google. Meta was recently hired Rooming Panformer head of Apple's AI model team and has joined Meta's Superintelligence Labs team with a reward package of over $200 million.
