It’s not football, but the numbers remind a galactic transfer. Meta, a parent company of Facebook and Instagram, hired Matt Deitke, a 24-year-old prodigy for $ 250 million in a four-year contract. This astronomical value is stirring the world of technology and confirming the new reality: talent in artificial intelligence is now as valuable as the greatest sportsmen in the world.
Matt Deitke, who recently proved on social networks with a goal coat, accepted the proposal after refusing a previous offer of “only” 125 million. It already takes 100 million to the head and the rest will be distributed over the coming years.
But who is this young man anyway? Deitke began by abandoning his doctorate to join the prestigious Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence. Then he played a central role in the development of systems capable of understanding and responding not only to text, but also to sounds, voice and images. Later, he founded Vercept, a startup focused on next -generation agents – technologies capable of operating computer programs for us, almost as autonomous digital assistants.
This millionaire hiring is part of Mark Zuckerberg’s ambitious strategy, which has already announced an investment of about $ 80 billion in the superintelligence race. The goal has created an internal group with that name – superintelligence – and has spent more than 1 billion to attract top talent.
The war for the future of IA is on. Microsoft hired 20 Google engineers in just six months. OpenAi, Google, Meta and Microsoft are fiercely vying, while Apple seems to be losing ground and talent. In these millionaire transfers, one of the most valuable exchange currencies is access to gigantic computing skills – the fuel needed to train next generations of artificial intelligence.
Last week, I joined Meta Superintelligence Lab (MSL)!
This is going to be an exciting ride! 🚀
— Matt Deitke (@mattdeitke)
