Meta hired two key AI researchers who previously worked at Apple shortly after seducing a former supervisor from the iPhone Company. Bloomberg It has been reported.
The social media giant has invited Merkley and Tom Gunter for the Super Intelligence Lab team. According to the report, Lee is already on the meta, but Gunter is expected to start soon.
These actions are part of a competitive effort to attract AI talent across the technology sector.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is particularly active in recruiting initiatives. CEO Mark Zuckerberg prioritizes AI within the organization and invests heavily in HR and data centers to match competitors such as Openai and Google.
As reported by Bloomberg at the time, Gunter left Apple last month, and he and Lee worked closely with Ruoming Pang, who was recruited to Meta earlier this month, leading Apple's LLMS team.
According to the report, META proposed a coverage package that exceeds $200 million over multiple years to hire Pang.
Lee was recognized as Pang's first employment at Apple, and Gunter, who held the title of Apple's Distinguished Engineer, was considered one of the team's most experienced members. Gunter joined another AI company following his exit from Apple and recently left the position.
Earlier this year, Meta recruited three researchers from OpenAI to support efforts to develop Superintelligent Systems, as reported. target. Three newly hired researchers, Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov and Xiaohua Zhai, were instrumental in establishing an open-rai office in Zurich, Switzerland the previous year.
The company is reportedly offering a very high compensation package for Openai employees, as stated by Openai CEO Sam Altman.
