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The source said Meta has made at least 11 new hires in recent weeks, including names from OpenAI, [Google](https://techwireasia.com/2025/06/google-to-cut-ties-with-scale-ai-after-meta-buys-stake/) DeepMind, Anthropic, and DeepSeek.", "- Jiahui Yu, Shuchao Bi, Shengjia Zhao, and Hongyu Ren from OpenAI" ], "left_lab_evidence": null, "joined_lab_evidence": null, "move_month_evidence": null, "role_evidence": null }, { "url": "https://techwireasia.com/2025/07/meta-reorganises-ai-teams-under-new-superintelligence-lab", "title": "Meta reorganises AI teams under new superintelligence lab", "published_at": "2025-07-01T10:00:51", "researcher": "Shuchao Bi", "left_lab": null, "joined_lab": null, "move_month": null, "role": null, "researcher_evidence": [ "- **Meta formed a new AI unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs.**", "MSL is already pulling in talent from top AI labs. The source said Meta has made at least 11 new hires in recent weeks, including names from OpenAI, [Google](https://techwireasia.com/2025/06/google-to-cut-ties-with-scale-ai-after-meta-buys-stake/) DeepMind, Anthropic, and DeepSeek.", "- Jiahui Yu, Shuchao Bi, Shengjia Zhao, and Hongyu Ren from OpenAI" ], "left_lab_evidence": null, "joined_lab_evidence": null, "move_month_evidence": null, "role_evidence": null }, { "url": "https://techwireasia.com/2025/07/meta-reorganises-ai-teams-under-new-superintelligence-lab", "title": "Meta reorganises AI teams under new superintelligence lab", "published_at": "2025-07-01T10:00:51", "researcher": "Shengjia Zhao", "left_lab": null, "joined_lab": null, "move_month": null, "role": null, "researcher_evidence": [ "- **Meta formed a new AI unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs.**", "MSL is already pulling in talent from top AI labs. The source said Meta has made at least 11 new hires in recent weeks, including names from OpenAI, [Google](https://techwireasia.com/2025/06/google-to-cut-ties-with-scale-ai-after-meta-buys-stake/) DeepMind, Anthropic, and DeepSeek.", "- Jiahui Yu, Shuchao Bi, Shengjia Zhao, and Hongyu Ren from OpenAI" ], "left_lab_evidence": null, "joined_lab_evidence": null, "move_month_evidence": null, "role_evidence": null }, { "url": "https://techwireasia.com/2025/07/meta-reorganises-ai-teams-under-new-superintelligence-lab", "title": "Meta reorganises AI teams under new superintelligence lab", "published_at": "2025-07-01T10:00:51", "researcher": "Hongyu Ren", "left_lab": null, "joined_lab": null, "move_month": null, "role": null, "researcher_evidence": [ "- **Meta formed a new AI unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs.**", "MSL is already pulling in talent from top AI labs. 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Meet the top Indian American OpenAI researcher now at Meta**](https://americanbazaaronline.com/2025/07/01/who-is-trapit-bansal-meet-the-top-indian-american-openai-researcher-now-at-meta/) (July 1, 2025)" ], "left_lab_evidence": null, "joined_lab_evidence": null, "move_month_evidence": null, "role_evidence": [ "Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s Meta has hired a highly influential Indian American OpenAI researcher, Trapit Bansal, to work on its AI reasoning models under the company\u2019s new AI superintelligence unit.", "[**READ: Who is Trapit Bansal? Meet the top Indian American OpenAI researcher now at Meta**](https://americanbazaaronline.com/2025/07/01/who-is-trapit-bansal-meet-the-top-indian-american-openai-researcher-now-at-meta/) (July 1, 2025)" ] }, { "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/former-openai-researcher-luke-metz-114700242.html", "title": "Former OpenAI researcher Luke Metz joins Meta's Superintelligence Labs under Alexandr Wang", "published_at": "2026-08-24T11:47:00", "researcher": "Luke Metz", "left_lab": null, "joined_lab": null, "move_month": null, "role": null, "researcher_evidence": [ "# Former OpenAI researcher Luke Metz joins Meta's Superintelligence Labs under Alexandr Wang", "Prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researcher Luke Metz has joined Superintelligence Labs at [Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, XETRA:FB2A, SIX:FB)](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/META), the social media and technology company." ], "left_lab_evidence": null, "joined_lab_evidence": null, "move_month_evidence": null, 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Rae](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-11/meta-hires-top-researchers-from-google-sesame-for-new-ai-lab), a machine learning pioneer, and [Huiwen Chang](https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3316858/metas-ai-lab-stacked-chinese-talent-drawing-attention-back-home), an image generation specialist.", "# Meta's AI Empire Grows \u2014 Fueled By OpenAI, DeepMind, Apple Defectors", "## **Talent Heist: Building An AI Dream Team**" ], "left_lab_evidence": null, "joined_lab_evidence": null, "move_month_evidence": null, "role_evidence": [ "Google DeepMind lost [Jack Rae](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-11/meta-hires-top-researchers-from-google-sesame-for-new-ai-lab), a machine learning pioneer, and [Huiwen Chang](https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3316858/metas-ai-lab-stacked-chinese-talent-drawing-attention-back-home), an image generation specialist.", "# Meta's AI Empire Grows \u2014 Fueled By OpenAI, DeepMind, Apple Defectors", "## **Talent Heist: Building An AI Dream Team**" ] }, { "url": "https://webull.com/news/13125839806899200", "title": "Meta's AI Empire Grows \u2014 Fueled By OpenAI, DeepMind, Apple Defectors", "published_at": null, "researcher": "Huiwen Chang", "left_lab": null, "joined_lab": null, "move_month": null, "role": "image generation specialist", "researcher_evidence": [ "Google DeepMind lost [Jack Rae](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-11/meta-hires-top-researchers-from-google-sesame-for-new-ai-lab), a machine learning pioneer, and [Huiwen Chang](https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3316858/metas-ai-lab-stacked-chinese-talent-drawing-attention-back-home), an image generation specialist.", "# Meta's AI Empire Grows \u2014 Fueled By OpenAI, DeepMind, Apple Defectors", "## **Talent Heist: Building An AI Dream Team**" ], "left_lab_evidence": null, "joined_lab_evidence": null, "move_month_evidence": null, "role_evidence": [ "Google DeepMind lost [Jack Rae](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-11/meta-hires-top-researchers-from-google-sesame-for-new-ai-lab), a machine learning pioneer, and [Huiwen Chang](https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3316858/metas-ai-lab-stacked-chinese-talent-drawing-attention-back-home), an image generation specialist.", "# Meta's AI Empire Grows \u2014 Fueled By OpenAI, DeepMind, Apple Defectors", "## **Talent Heist: Building An AI Dream Team**" ] }, { "url": "https://webull.com/news/13125839806899200", "title": "Meta's AI Empire Grows \u2014 Fueled By OpenAI, DeepMind, Apple Defectors", "published_at": null, "researcher": "Anton Bakhtin", "left_lab": null, "joined_lab": null, "move_month": null, "role": "Claude developer", "researcher_evidence": [ "Meta also hired from Anthropic, including [Anton Bakhtin](https://www.theverge.com/news/700196/meta-apple-openai-ai-talent-war), a Claude developer, and inference expert [Joel Pobar](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/30/mark-zuckerberg-creating-meta-superintelligence-labs-read-the-memo.html), enhancing its technical depth.", "# Meta's AI Empire Grows \u2014 Fueled By OpenAI, DeepMind, Apple Defectors", "## **Talent Heist: Building An AI Dream Team**" ], "left_lab_evidence": null, "joined_lab_evidence": null, "move_month_evidence": null, "role_evidence": [ "Meta also hired from Anthropic, including [Anton Bakhtin](https://www.theverge.com/news/700196/meta-apple-openai-ai-talent-war), a Claude developer, and inference expert [Joel Pobar](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/30/mark-zuckerberg-creating-meta-superintelligence-labs-read-the-memo.html), enhancing its technical depth.", "# Meta's AI Empire Grows \u2014 Fueled By OpenAI, DeepMind, Apple Defectors", "## **Talent Heist: Building An AI Dream Team**" ] }, { "url": "https://webull.com/news/13125839806899200", "title": "Meta's AI Empire Grows \u2014 Fueled By OpenAI, DeepMind, Apple Defectors", "published_at": null, "researcher": "Joel Pobar", "left_lab": null, "joined_lab": null, "move_month": null, "role": "inference expert", "researcher_evidence": [ "Meta also hired from Anthropic, including [Anton Bakhtin](https://www.theverge.com/news/700196/meta-apple-openai-ai-talent-war), a Claude developer, and inference expert [Joel Pobar](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/30/mark-zuckerberg-creating-meta-superintelligence-labs-read-the-memo.html), enhancing its technical depth.", "# Meta's AI Empire Grows \u2014 Fueled By OpenAI, DeepMind, Apple Defectors", "## **Talent Heist: Building An AI Dream Team**" ], "left_lab_evidence": null, "joined_lab_evidence": null, "move_month_evidence": null, "role_evidence": [ "Meta also hired from Anthropic, including [Anton Bakhtin](https://www.theverge.com/news/700196/meta-apple-openai-ai-talent-war), a Claude developer, and inference expert [Joel Pobar](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/30/mark-zuckerberg-creating-meta-superintelligence-labs-read-the-memo.html), enhancing its technical depth.", "# Meta's AI Empire Grows \u2014 Fueled By OpenAI, DeepMind, Apple Defectors", "## **Talent Heist: Building An AI Dream Team**" ] }, { "url": "https://aibase.com/news/www.aibase.com/news/19287", "title": "Meta Poaches Top OpenAI Researcher, AI Superintelligence Team Gains Another Star", "published_at": null, "researcher": "Trapit Bansal", "left_lab": null, "joined_lab": null, "move_month": null, "role": null, "researcher_evidence": [ "Amid intensifying competition in the AI field, Meta announced early today that it has successfully recruited Trapit Bansal, a top researcher from OpenAI, to join its newly established AI Superintelligence department." ], "left_lab_evidence": null, "joined_lab_evidence": null, "move_month_evidence": null, "role_evidence": null }, { "url": "https://aibase.com/news/www.aibase.com/news/19287", "title": "Meta Poaches Top OpenAI Researcher, AI Superintelligence Team Gains Another Star", "published_at": null, "researcher": "Lucas Beyer", 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