The Bad PlaceTimes of India | Meta's highest-paid employee Alexandr Wang is not happy with 'just money motivated' tag for his team; says: People joined because there was high…
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Meta’s most‑expensive hire, 28‑year‑old Alexandr Wang—who runs the company’s SuperIntelligence Lab—says the narrative that his team joined “just for the money” is wrong. While Meta paid billions in cash and offered sign‑on packages worth up to $300 million, Wang argues that the real draw was the sheer amount of compute (as much as 30,000 chips per researcher), a high‑density talent pool and the freedom to pursue bold ideas without layers of approval. He notes that many recruits left well‑paying positions at OpenAI, Apple, DeepMind and Anthropic because Meta promised faster, less‑constrained research. The recruitment battle also featured personal touches—such as Mark Zuckerberg’s soup deliveries—to signal genuine interest in researchers’ work. Wang’s lab now includes former leaders from GitHub, Apple and OpenAI, underscoring Meta’s strategy of attracting top AI talent through resources and autonomy rather than salary alone.
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Alexandr Wang: Meta's highest-paid employee Alexandr Wang is not happy with 'just money motivated' tag for his team; says: People joined because there was high… | - The Times of India
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