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Kevin Okemwa

Sam Altman says his CEO ouster "wasn't the craziest thing that would happen in OpenAl's history" — neither will Meta's $100 million raid on the firm's top AI talent

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at a panel discussion on potentials, perspectives and challenges in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the Technical University (TU) in Berlin on February 7, 2025.

Last month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claimed that Meta was trying to poach OpenAI staffers with $100 million bonuses while speaking to his brother, Jack Altman, on the Uncapped podcast:

"They (Meta) started making giant offers to a lot of people on our team. You know, like $100 million signing bonuses, more than that (in) compensation per year. At least, so far, none of our best people have decided to take them up on that."

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