India, June 30 -- OpenAI's leadership is working urgently to stem an exodus of senior researchers after Meta successfully recruited several top team members.
In a company-wide Slack message obtained by Wired, Chief Research Officer Mark Chen compared the defections to a break-in, saying, "It feels visceral, like someone has broken into our home and stolen something."
Chen assured employees that he, CEO Sam Altman, and other executives were "working around the clock" to retain talent, recalibrating compensation packages and exploring new ways to recognize and reward high performers.
Reports last week revealed that eight OpenAI researchers had left for Meta, including Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov, and Xiaohua Zhai, who helped establis...