Meta itself has lost a lot of its top AI talent over the years, who’ve either left to start their own companies or to join rivals like OpenAI, the former Meta AI employee told Forbes. “A lot of people left to go to OpenAI…. This is Mark trying to undo the loss of talent,” they said.

The hiring spree and restructuring come as pressure mounts on Zuckerberg to justify Meta's massive capital spend on AI infrastructure

Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg announced a major restructuring of the company’s artificial intelligence group, including a commitment to developing AI “superintelligence,” or systems that can complete tasks as well as or even better than humans.