Lucas Beyer, an AI researcher, confirmed his move from OpenAI to Meta, denying claims of a $100 million signing bonus.

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OpenAI engineers Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov and Xiaohua Zhai have dismissed rumors that they each received a $100 million signing bonus to join Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META).

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told his brother that Mark Zuckerberg was offering compensation packages worth more than $100 million ...

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Meta has poached three top researchers from rival OpenAI, escalating the AI talent war and exposing a high-stakes 'buy or poach' strategy fueled by internal setbacks and controversial partnerships.