AI labs are offering huge compensation, senior titles and large pools of computing power to win top researchers, but that has not stopped the churn, according to Axios. The report says more than 400 former Apple employees now work at OpenAI, a figure that comes as Apple has sued OpenAI. Apple alleges that OpenAI used Apple internal code names to extract confidential information from prospective job candidates.
Axios also highlighted a fresh example at Thinking Machines Lab. Co-founder Lilian Weng returned to OpenAI just days after leaving the startup, where she is now working on recursive self-improvement research. Her departure made her the fourth co-founder to leave Thinking Machines Lab over the past year.
The movement is not limited to one company. Google recently lost two well-known researchers, with Noam Shazeer returning to OpenAI and Nobel chemistry laureate John Jumper joining Anthropic. Meta is dealing with a similar problem, paying high prices to recruit talent only to see people leave quickly. Axios, citing people familiar with the matter, said Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has voiced concern about a growing wave of hires who are joining for money rather than mission.
AI labs are still struggling to hold on to elite researchers even after offering outsized compensation, prestigious titles and major computing resources, according to Axios.
The report says more than 400 former Apple employees now work at OpenAI. At the same time, Apple has sued OpenAI, accusing the company of using Apple internal code names to obtain confidential information from prospective job candidates.
Axios pointed to Thinking Machines Lab as the latest example of how quickly talent is moving. Co-founder Lilian Weng returned to OpenAI only days after leaving the lab, where she now leads work on recursive self-improvement research. She is the fourth co-founder to leave Thinking Machines Lab in the past year.
Researcher turnover has also hit Google. Axios said two prominent researchers recently changed employers: Noam Shazeer returned to OpenAI, while Nobel chemistry laureate John Jumper joined Anthropic.
Meta is facing a similar issue, with expensive recruiting efforts followed by fast departures. Axios, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has expressed concern about a new hiring trend in which some recruits are joining for money rather than mission.
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