Meta’s Bid for Full-Stack AI Domination

In a recent interview on his brother’s podcast, Sam Altman highlighted how Meta was trying to poach some of OpenAI — as explored in the intelligence factory race between AI labs — ’s top talent by offering $100 million cash packages, and how this attempt had been unsuccessful.

Well, he spoke too early.

Indeed, yesterday, it was confirmed that Meta had successfully poached some top talent from OpenAI.

Indeed, Alexandr Wang, former co-founder of Scale AI, which Meta has “acqui-hired” to boost its AI efforts confirmed the news just yesterday.

What does it mean? What are the implications of it?

In my latest weekly update, I’ve already covered some of the key changes happening across the entire AI stack, which I’ve referred to as the AI Power Play.

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In June 2025, Meta executed what may be the most aggressive and successful talent acquisition campaign in the history of technology.

With $100 million signing bonuses, a $14.8 billion Scale AI acquisition, and the systematic poaching of key researchers from OpenAI and Google, Meta has fundamentally altered the competitive dynamics of the AI industry.

This isn’t just about hiring—it’s about building full-stack AI capabilities faster than any organic development program could achieve, while simultaneously weakening competitors through strategic talent drain.