Meta building superintelligence team with nine-figure pay in AI push, reports say

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is personally creating a new "superintelligence" team dedicated to building the world's most advanced AI platform, and splashing out nine-figure packages to hire top talent, the New York Times and Bloomberg reported Tuesday.Why it matters: Cost doesn't matter in the race for AI dominance. Catch up quick: The Times reported that Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang would join a new Meta lab, which is intended to develop an AI with powers that ultimately exceed those of the human brain.Meta has been in talks to invest billions of dollars in Scale and bring on some of its employees, the Times reported.Per Bloomberg, Zuckerberg has been personally leading recruiting for the team of about 50 people — and has even rearranged Meta's offices so the new hires sit near him. The intrigue: Per the Times, Meta has offered compensation packages between seven and nine figures to AI researchers from top competitors, some of whom have accepted. Both the Times and Bloomberg reported that Zuckerberg has been personally frustrated with the pace of Meta's AI development and public stumbles, and has gone into a more hands-on mode to accelerate progress.Menlo Ventures venture capitalist Deedy Das posted to X late Monday that he'd heard of at least three instances in the last week of Meta losing out on AI talent to competitors with offers north of $2 million a year. For the record: Neither Meta nor Scale were immediately available for comment early Tuesday. What to watch: In the highly competitive and lavishly funded industry, such big-ticket efforts don't usually go unanswered.

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