OpenAI CEO flip-flop: Praised Mark Zuckerberg’s hiring, now slams it; Why is Sam Altman so angry?

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman criticizes Meta’s aggressive talent poaching tactics, including hefty signing bonuses, a stark contrast to his 2016 praise of Mark Zuckerberg’s hiring approach. Altman now questions Meta’s innovation capabilities, asserting OpenAI’s focus on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and mission-driven culture will ultimately prevail over Meta’s compensation-centric strategy, especially after Meta successfully recruited several OpenAI researchers.