The poaching of AI researchers from the likes of OpenAI — with salaries in the tens of millions of dollars — and the debut of Meta’s new Superintelligence group comes after the Facebook operator

Meta Platforms Inc.’s lavish multimillion-dollar budget for recruiting top AI talent may not guarantee success, said Helen Toner, former OpenAI board member and director of strategy at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology.

Meta's AI investments, open-source strategy, and Zuckerberg's bold vision position it as a leader against OpenAI & Google. See more on META stock here.