Ex-OpenAI researcher joins Meta, refutes $100 million payout
Lucas Beyer, who used to work at OpenAI, has joined Meta's new "superintelligence" team along with two colleagues from their Zurich office.
This group is all about building next-level AI, known as Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
Beyer called the rumors of a $100 million signing bonus "fake news," but confirmed they've made the jump to Meta.
Meta is going big on AI
Meta is going big on AI and wants to catch up with leaders like OpenAI. They're investing heavily—recently buying nearly half of Scale AI for $14.3 billion and bringing in its founder Alexandr Wang to head up projects.
OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman isn't thrilled, accusing Meta of dangling huge paychecks to lure away top researchers.
Beyer is an AI researcher
Beyer is a senior AI researcher.
Now at Meta, he and his teammates will focus on advancing AGI—part of Meta's push to compete directly with OpenAI.
Bosworth brushed off Altman's complaints
Meta's CTO Andrew Bosworth brushed off Altman's complaints, saying the claims are exaggerated.
Despite the drama, Beyer and his team are expected to play a significant role in shaping where Meta takes its AI next.