OpenAI hires Meta AI veteran Pang, seven months after Apple move
OpenAI hires Meta AI veteran Pang, seven months after Apple move
OpenAI taps Ruoming Pang, a top Meta AI researcher who came from Apple, signaling a fierce talent race in Silicon Valley for the next generation of AI models.
OpenAI has hired Ruoming Pang, a high-profile AI researcher at Meta who had joined the company from Apple about seven months ago.
Pang led Meta's infrastructure for its Superintelligence Labs, developing the company's next generation AI models. He left Meta last week after being aggressively recruited by OpenAI for several months, a move that underscores the intense competition for top talent in Silicon Valley.
According to available details, Pang joined Meta last year on a compensation package valued at more than $200 million over several years. The hiring is part of a wider race among tech giants to secure researchers who can guide the next wave of AI capabilities and safety, with firms offering multi-million-dollar pay packages to lure leaders in the field.
OpenAI and Meta did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The broader market remains highly competitive as the company expands its research and infrastructure roadmap, signaling continued consolidation of talent around a few key players in the AI space.
