India, June 18 -- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has publicly taken a swipe at Meta for trying to buy its way into the AI talent pool-and failing. Speaking on the Uncapped podcast, hosted by his brother Jack Altman, the OpenAI chief revealed that Meta had offered staggering sign-on bonuses-some reportedly as high as $100 million-to lure away key engineers from his company.

The outcome? None of them left.

"We offer a different package," Altman said. "It's about the mission and the ability to do important work."

Altman made it clear: Meta's big-money approach might make headlines, but it doesn't build lasting culture-or loyalty. And for a field as consequential as artificial intelligence, culture matters.

Meta has been ramping up its AI ambition...