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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has publicly criticized Meta’s aggressive recruitment strategy, which involved offering up to $100 million in signing bonuses to lure top talent from OpenAI. Despite Meta’s high-stakes offers, none of OpenAI’s engineers accepted the proposals. Altman highlighted the importance of a culture of innovation and mission alignment over financial incentives, criticizing Meta’s approach as ineffective in fostering sustainable innovation. This recruitment effort by Meta is part of its broader strategy to enhance its AI capabilities, including a significant investment in Scale AI. However, Altman pointed out that Meta’s AI efforts have not met expectations, and emphasized the need for genuine innovation to stay ahead in the AI field.