Mark Zuckerberg's AI talent hunt includes 'no' bidder thinking AI
Meta is making bold moves to boost its AI game, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly trying to recruit top minds from Mira Murati's new startup, Thinking AI.
This comes after Murati—ex-CTO of OpenAI—turned down a massive $1 billion offer from Meta.
The push is all about helping Meta catch up in the race for smarter, safer artificial intelligence.
Meta's mission: Develop next-gen AI models to rival GPT-5, Claude 3.5
Meta wants to build next-gen AI models that can compete with heavyweights like GPT-5 and Claude 3.5, so they're targeting engineers and researchers from Thinking AI—a company known for its focus on open and safety-first AGI (artificial general intelligence).
Analysts say Murati's big "no" has made this recruitment drive feel even more personal for Meta, showing just how fierce the competition is in the tech world right now.