WIRED Roundup: Meta’s AI Brain Drain

WIRED Roundup: Meta’s AI Brain Drain

On this episode of "Uncanny Valley," we look back at the week's biggest stories—from the researchers leaving Meta's new superintelligence lab, to the dark money group funding Democratic influencers.

Meta’s AI exodus: Money can’t buy morals

Meta is seemingly having a hard time keeping its relatively new employees despite multimillion-dollar offers, with several members jumping ship less than a month after joining.

Meta’s Superintelligence Labs Losing Key Staff Months After Launch

Meta has lost some key members of its Superintelligence Labs (MSL) only months after launching the much-talked-about and expensive initiative, according to a Business Insider report. The majority of the recent departures involve long-time Meta employees rather than newly recruited hires. Most of the coverage about Meta Superintelligence Labs has been about the company’s recruiting offers in the millions and possibly even more than a billion doll…