Archive · 26 Jun 2025
Meta Poaches Three AI Researchers From OpenAI
Meta, led by Mark Zuckerberg, is trying to build super-smart AI.
They've hired three AI experts, Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov, and Xiaohua Zhai, from OpenAI.
These researchers previously worked at Google DeepMind and helped set up OpenAI's Zurich office.
This move is part of a bigger race between tech companies like Meta and OpenAI to create the most advanced AI.
Zuckerberg is personally involved, trying to get the best AI talent, even offering very high salaries.
Meta hired Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov, and Xiaohua Zhai from OpenAI.
The researchers previously worked at Google DeepMind.
The researchers were based in OpenAI's Zurich office.
Mark Zuckerberg is leading Meta's AI recruitment efforts.
Meta is competing with OpenAI and others to build advanced AI systems.
- Who
- Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI, Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov, and Xiaohua Zhai.
- What
- Meta hired Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov, and Xiaohua Zhai from OpenAI.
- When
- Not explicitly stated.
- Where
- The researchers were from OpenAI's Zurich office.
- Why
- To bolster Meta's AI capabilities and compete with OpenAI.
OpenAI's Perspective
Meta's Perspective
Employee attrition
OpenAI's Perspective
Employees are leaving.
Meta's Perspective
Aggressive recruiting of employees.
- Company
- Meta
- CEO
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Hires From
- OpenAI
- Researchers
- Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov, Xiaohua Zhai
- Location of previous work
- Zurich
- Previous company
- Google DeepMind
