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Zuckerberg has refuted claims that top AI researchers are joining the company solely for lucrative compensation, telling The Information that access to vast compute resources and the freedom to build
Shareholders claim that Mark Zuckerberg and other top officials should have to reimburse Facebook for $8 billion in fines and penalties.
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Mark Zuckerberg is slated to make yet another high-stakes courtroom appearance this week as shareholders seek to hold him accountable for the more than $8 billion that Meta has spent to settle lawsuits over privacy violations.
For Silicon Valley giants, getting ahead in the artificial intelligence race requires more than building the biggest, most capable models; they’re also competing to get third-party developers to build new applications based on their technology.
The debut episode of The Information’s video podcast suffered a serious setback this week after an interview with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg had to be paused because the podcasters couldn’t get the interviewee’s audio to work.
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Zuck took to Threads to boast about Meta’s AI infrastructure plans. But big facilities need large amounts of energy.
When I sat down with Meta CEO and founder Mark Zuckerbergto talk artificial intelligence, I expected that he would want to discuss the company’s new supercomputer plans and talk about why he’s been working the phones all summer in a red-hot AI recruiting blitz.
Meta has reportedly poached two top OpenAI researchers, Jason Wei and Hyung Won Chung, for its new superintelligence lab, escalating the fierce AI talent war between leading tech giants.
I’m focused on building the most elite and talent-dense team in the industry,” Meta’s CEO said in a post regarding the superintelligence effort.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said top AI researchers are joining the company not just for high pay, but for greater autonomy and access to powerful compute. He highlighted small, well-equipped teams and the chance to build from scratch as key draws,
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India Today on MSNRs 800 crore package to Trapit Bansal? Mark Zuckerberg may have doubled down with Rs 1600 crore salary to ex Apple AI headMeta is reportedly offering massive salaries – up to Rs 1,600 crore – to top AI researchers from Apple and OpenAI. These hires will drive its Superintelligence Lab and long-term push towards AGI.