Meta has recently intensified its talent acquisition efforts from OpenAI, with the addition of four prominent researchers—Shengjia Zhao, Jiahui Yu, Shuchao Bi, and Hongyu Ren—to its AI Research team. This follows the earlier successful recruitment of three researchers. This strategic move is widely perceived as a response to the less-than-stellar performance of Meta's recently launched Llama 4 model, as the company seeks to bolster its technical capabilities in the AI arena by attracting top-tier talent. The CEO of OpenAI has expressed concern regarding these departures but reassured that the company's core competency remains intact. In response, Meta's CTO highlighted the complexity of the compensation packages beyond surface-level appearances and emphasized the crucial role of combining computational power with exceptional talent in realizing their ambitious vision. This has further escalated the ongoing talent war between the two tech giants.