Sam Altman Says Meta Offered $100M To Recruit OpenAI Talent - 1

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Sam Altman Says Meta Offered $100M To Recruit OpenAI Talent

  • Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
  • Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that Meta has offered his employees up to $100 million in an effort to recruit them, during a podcast released on Tuesday. He shared these details in a conversation with his brother on the show Uncapped with Jack Altman.

In a rush? Here are the quick facts:

  • Sam Altman revealed that Meta has offered OpenAI employees up to $100 million in attempts to recruit them.
  • Meta sees OpenAI as one of its main competitors.
  • None of OpenAI’s top talent has accepted the offers so far.

According to OpenAI’s CEO, Meta has been unsuccessfully trying to seduce their talent with generous offers and benefits.

“I’ve heard that Meta thinks of us as their biggest competitor,” said Altman. “They started making these giant offers to a lot of people in our team—like $100 million signing bonuses.”

New episode of Uncapped with @sama . Enjoy 🤗 pic.twitter.com/2IxYt3B4Gm — Jack Altman (@jaltma) June 17, 2025

Altman said he understands Meta’s aggressive approach, as the company is trying to stay ahead in the AI race. However, he suggested their efforts haven’t been as successful as anticipated.

“I’m really happy that, at least so far, none of our best people have decided to take them up on that,” added Altman. “I think that people sort of looked at the two paths and said, ‘Alright, OpenAI’s got a much better shot at actually delivering on superintelligence, and may also eventually be the more valuable company.’”

Altman also criticized Meta’s company culture, saying it focuses too much on competitors rather than on research and mission. Later in the show, he added that while he admires Meta in many ways, they are “not great at innovation.” He emphasized that OpenAI aims to be the best place in the world to develop advanced AI technologies.

Meta has been trying to get the most talented AI experts for its new Superintelligence Lab , for which they have already acquired Scale AI and its CEO Alexandr Wang.

Later in the podcast, Altman also expressed curiosity about the development of AI-powered social media.

Amazon To Cut Jobs As AI Replaces Corporate Roles - 2

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  • Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer
  • Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager

In a rush? Here are the quick facts:

  • Amazon plans to cut corporate jobs due to growing AI use.
  • CEO Andy Jassy says AI will change how people work and live.
  • Over 1,000 AI tools are in use or development at Amazon.

In a memo to staff on Tuesday, Jassy said AI will bring “efficiency gains” and that “we will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people do other types of jobs.”

Jassy’s statement is part of a broader trend across industries, where AI adoption is reshaping staffing needs, as noted by NBC.

The Bloomberg Intelligence study forecasts that AI technology will eliminate between 200,000 and 300,000 positions in the banking sector. The cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike conducted a 5% workforce reduction because AI technology improved operational efficiency, as reported by FT.

Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke has instructed managers to demonstrate that AI solutions cannot perform specific tasks before they can approve new hires, noted FT. Language app Duolingo also announced plans to reduce contractor roles due to AI capabilities

In line with this, LinkedIn’s Aneesh Raman warned that AI is wiping out entry-level roles vital for early career growth. “It is our office workers who are staring down the same kind of technological and economic disruption,” Raman said, likening it to the loss of manufacturing jobs in the 1980s. The disappearance of entry-level opportunities may worsen inequality, locking out those without privileged backgrounds.

The United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) also released a report warning that AI could impact 40% of global jobs . While AI can enhance productivity and support workers, especially in developing nations, it may also deepen global inequality.

UNCTAD urges governments to ensure AI benefits are shared fairly and calls for investment in education and infrastructure to prepare the workforce.

The transition will accelerate customer innovation, according to Jassy, yet many employees face increasing job uncertainty because of automation.