Anthropic and DeepMind researchers more likely to reject Meta offers than OpenAI

Posted by bhouston on Thursday July 10, 2025 @01:24PM
from the theverge.com dept.

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/703929/meta-openai-anthropic-superintelligence-lab-ai-poaching-money

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Re:Anthropic and DeepMind researchers more likely to reject ... by bhouston on Thursday July 10, 2025 @01:24PM (#44523299)

This title is a shortened version of the summary on TechMeme that reads:

"Sources: some AI researchers rejected Meta's offers to stay at jobs that align with their values; far fewer defected from Anthropic and DeepMind than OpenAI"

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Re:Anthropic and DeepMind researchers more likely to reject ... by freedomben on Thursday July 10, 2025 @02:42PM (#44524165)

Indeed, it makes a lot of sense too given that Anthropic was founded by people who didn't feel OpenAI was taking safety/alignment seriously enough.

A different way of saying this might be: "Some people care more about principles and personal values than money"

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Re:Anthropic and DeepMind researchers more likely to reject ... by seanhunter on Thursday July 10, 2025 @04:07PM (#44524947)

Yet another different way of saying this might be "extrapolating from an extremely small sample allows me to get a story out that might drive reader engagement".

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Re:Anthropic and DeepMind researchers more likely to reject ... by bowenjin on Thursday July 10, 2025 @04:42PM (#44525360)

Are the rumors of $100M packages real? I find it hard to believe Meta would pay ICs more than most SVPs.

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Re:Anthropic and DeepMind researchers more likely to reject ... by aspenmayer on Friday July 11, 2025 @05:12AM (#44529967)

Seemingly?

Meta Poached Apple's Pang with Pay Package over $200M - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44525402

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