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Sam Altman Slams Meta’s AI Talent-Poaching Spree: 'Missionaries Will Beat Mercenaries'

Zoë Schiffer

created: July 1, 2025, 5:46 p.m. | updated: July 4, 2025, 10:47 a.m.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is hitting back at Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent AI talent-poaching spree. He also dismissed Meta’s recruiting efforts, saying what the company is doing could lead to deep cultural problems down the road. “AI Twitter is toxic; Meta is acting in a way that feels somewhat distasteful; I assume things will get even crazier in the future. “I believe there is much, much more upside to OpenAl stock than Meta stock,” he wrote. Another said: “Yes we’re quirky and weird, but that’s what makes this place a magical cradle of innovation,” wrote one.

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