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Meta reportedly scores two more high-profile OpenAI researchers


OpenAI researcher Jason Wei will reportedly join Meta’s new Superintelligence Lab. Another team member, Hyung Won Chung, might also join Meta, as the company works to catch up to rivals in the AGI race.

OpenAI researcher Jason Wei will join Meta’s new Superintelligence Lab, reports Wired, citing two sources familiar with the matter. Wei and Chung would be Meta’s latest grab as CEO Mark Zuckerberg works to catch up in the race to AGI, or superintelligence, by luring top tech talent with astounding compensation packages. Like World War II drafters in the UK, he seems to have a penchant for bringing on groups who’ve worked together.

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