Meta Poaches OpenAI Scientist to Help Lead AI Lab
Mark Zuckerberg Hat Poached A High-ranging Openai researcher To be the research order of Meta Super Center Labs (MSL). Yang song, which previously leaded the strategic expense in Openai Zhao, another Openai Zhaum Since the Buzzy Ai effort, according to multiple sources. He started this month before.
The movement comes after Zuckerberg on a went Hiring Blizz Earlier this summer, brings in at least 11 toppy students of Openai, Google, and Anthropic.
Song had been at Openai since 2022. His research there has focused on improving models of models to process large, complex data on various modalities. While nor a graduate student at Stanford University he was developed a breakthrough technique that helped inform the development of Openai's Dall-e 2 Image Generation Model. Both he and Zhao have attended at Tsinghua University in Beijing, and worked under the same advisor, Stefano Ermon, while trailing PhDs by Stanford.
In a staff sent memo summer, Zuckerberg Tout Zhao's impressive resume as the Cocreatter of chatgpt, GPT-o3 at openai – but he has not specified no zhao. In July Zuckerberg wrote in a Threads Post That Zhao “Cofounded the lab” and “our lead science of day,” Meta decided “Meta decided to formalize his leadership role” as the main science. The movement came to Zhao threatened to go back to OpenaiSelf go to sign as far to sign employment documents, Wired previously reported.
A small number of researchers have left Meta Super Center Labs since the initiative in June was first announced. Two staffers have returned to OpenaiWired previously reported. One of these researchers went by busted, but never appeared for their first day of work at Meta.
Another AI investigator, Aurko Roy, also left meta in July, has been learned. He had just worked for just five months at the Tech Giant, according to his personal website, who also says he works now to Microsoft Ai. Roy reacted not immediately on a request for boss comment. Yang Long, Openai, and Meta did not respond immediately on an application for the comment.
Song does at an already fulfilly field of Big-name AI-Talent within Meta's increasingly complicated AI division. When Zhao was hired in July, specified that He had Yann Lecun replaced, Meta's Lowing Chief Ai scientist. In a LinkedIn Post LECUN SURECTION HAVE CHIEF AI Scientist for Facebook AI Research (FAIR), the longing in lawyer Ai research Ai research company.
