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Jul 03, 2025
OpenAI announces mandatory week-long closure
OpenAI, the team behind ChatGPT, is hitting pause for a week after losing several key researchers to Meta's new "superintelligence" squad.
With at least eight staffers making the jump, OpenAI hopes this break will help keep its remaining talent on board and ease some internal stress as competition in AI heats up.
TL;DR
Meta's poaching tactics and OpenAI's response
Meta has been actively recruiting from OpenAI, offering generous pay packages to attract top minds.
Mark Chen, OpenAI's chief research officer, even described Meta's tactics as feeling like a "break-in."
In response, OpenAI is tweaking its own compensation and urging employees not to make quick decisions during the break—showing just how fierce the race for AI leadership has become.