Meta offered $100m joining bonuses to poach OpenAI engineers, says Sam Altman

FILE PHOTO: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seated to testify before a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing titled “Winning the AI Race: Strengthening U.S. Capabilities in Computing and Innovation,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo