Not a single person has accepted the offer: Mira Murati on her team rejecting Mark Zuckerberg’s $1 billion offer to join Meta AI

Meta’s aggressive pursuit of AI talent faced a significant setback as Thinking Machines Lab, led by Mira Murati, reportedly rejected lucrative offers, some reaching a billion dollars, to join Meta’s Superintelligence Lab. Murati’s team prioritized independence and long-term vision over substantial financial gains, highlighting the allure of shaping AI’s future outside a corporate giant.