The poaching of AI researchers from the likes of OpenAI — with salaries in the tens of millions of dollars — and the debut of Meta’s new Superintelligence group comes after the Facebook operator

Helen Toner, who left OpenAI's board in November 2023, said "it'll be difficult" for Meta to achieve success with its new AI hires.

Meta's AI investments, open-source strategy, and Zuckerberg's bold vision position it as a leader against OpenAI & Google. See more on META stock here.