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Kevin Okemwa

Microsoft poaches 24 AI stars from Google to supercharge Copilot — despite DeepMind's ironclad noncompete clauses and lavish year-long PTO

REDMOND, WASHINGTON - APRIL 4: Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman speaks during an event highlighting Microsoft Copilot, the company's AI tool, on April 4, 2025 in Redmond, Washington. The company also celebrated its 50th Anniversary. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images).

The competition in the generative AI landscape is increasingly becoming fierce. Over the past few weeks, we've seen companies like Meta launching Meta Superintelligence Labs to compete with Google and OpenAI in the ever-evolving landscape.

It's becoming apparent that talent is an important ingredient that directly contributes to a company's success in AI, which could be a plausible explanation for Meta's poaching spree, targeting top OpenAI researchers and engineers with up to $100 million signing bonuses and one-year compensation.

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