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The Guardian - US
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Lauren Aratani

Mark Zuckerberg’s secret list of top AI talent to poach has tech world atwitter

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Mark Zuckerberg at LlamaCon in Menlo Park, California, on 29 April 2025. Photograph: Jeff Chiu/AP

Mark Zuckerberg reportedly spent months putting together a list of the top AI engineers and researchers across the globe, preparing to offer potential recruits lucrative compensation packages in Meta’s attempt to poach AI talent from key competitors.

Silicon Valley has been talking for weeks about the Meta CEO’s quest to attract top AI talent, including by offering pay packages worth up to $100m.

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