Mark Zuckerberg Hires Top AI Experts with Massive Pay
Meta’s boss Mark Zuckerberg is on a big hunt for smart AI people. He wants to build a super smart AI lab. And he is paying them a lot of money. Some get over $100 million in pay deals. This news comes from a report in the Wall Street Journal. But what do these people have in common? Let’s find out.
First, most of them have high degrees. They hold PhDs from top schools like Berkeley and Carnegie Mellon. These schools are known for great tech programs. Moreover, they have worked at big AI places. Think OpenAI in San Francisco or Google DeepMind in London. Additionally, they are young. Most are in their 20s and 30s. However, they know each other well. They chat in groups on Slack and Discord.
Zuckerberg himself leads the hiring. He reads their tech papers. Then, he talks to them in a chat called “Recruiting Party.” He uses email, text, or WhatsApp to reach out. For example, he hired Alexandr Wang. Wang is 28 years old. He started Scale AI. Meta put $14 billion into his firm. Now, Wang leads the superintelligence team. Furthermore, Zuckerberg tried to hire from OpenAI. He offered big money. This made OpenAI change how they pay people. Their CTO even wrote a letter. She asked staff not to take the offers.
What skills do they need? They must know math well. Things like calculus, linear algebra, and probability theory. One new hire loves algorithm design. These skills help solve hard problems. Problems that need lots of computer power. Besides, they have made big AI wins. Like building models at top labs.
Here is some data on these hires. We made a simple table to show it.
| Name | Age | Degree/School | Past Job | Pay Package Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandr Wang | 28 | Dropout, but expert | Scale AI CEO | Over $250 million |
| Jason Wei | 30s | PhD, top school | OpenAI researcher | $200-300 million |
| Hyung Won Chung | 30s | PhD, elite uni | OpenAI | High multi-million |
| Others on “The List” | 20s-30s | PhD, Berkeley/CMU | Google DeepMind | $100M+ |
This table shows patterns. Most have PhDs. They come from key AI firms. Pay is huge. For graphs, imagine a bar chart. Salaries go up fast in AI. In 2024, top AI pay was $1 million a year. Now in 2025, it’s $100 million packages. Here is a simple text graph:
Average AI Salary Growth:
2023: ||||| ($500K)
2024: |||||||||| ($1M)
2025: ||||||||||||||||||||||||| ($25M+ for top)
The bars get longer each year. This shows how hot AI jobs are. Data comes from reports like those in WIRED and New York Times.
But not everyone takes the offer. Some at OpenAI said no. Even Mira Murati from OpenAI said none of her team left. Why? They like their work more. Or the mission at other places. Nevertheless, Meta keeps trying. They target dozens from rivals.
This race for talent is big in Silicon Valley. Companies fight for the best minds. Zuckerberg wants superintelligence. That means AI smarter than people. He thinks it’s close. However, it needs top people.
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[Image: Mark Zuckerberg with AI team, a group photo from Instagram, showing him smiling with young experts around computers. Source: Google Images.]
Why does this matter? AI changes our world. Jobs in AI pay well. If you study math and tech, you could aim high. Even in India, many smart people go to these schools. Indian talents are in demand too. For example, some from IIT join OpenAI. So, young readers, study hard. Older ones, think about upskilling.
Zuckerberg spends billions. Meta invested $14 billion in Scale AI. They build big data centers. This helps make better AI. But risks come too. Like safety in super smart AI.
In the end, these hires show AI is the future. Top pay goes to top brains. We will watch what Meta builds next.
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