Meta is still all-in in the AI talent war, with Mark Zuckerberg reaching out to his own top recruit and throwing a chin-dropping package of over $1 billion in years. And the latest target in Meta? Thinking Machines Lab, a new startup from Mira Murati. It’s a bold play in an already overheated market.
While Zuck Eyes’ new talents are there, Anthropic is preparing to raise its own massive round at an astounding $170 billion valuation, nearly tripling its value in just a few months. On paper, the AI Cash Floodgates appear to be wide open. But all this infinite money raises some serious questions about sustainability.
In today’s episode, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony HA, and Max Zeff unleash the reality behind these eye-opening figures. With compensation packages surged and funding rounds expanding, how long will this race actually last?
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