Meta Gains Momentum: Recruits Key OpenAI Researcher for AI Ambitions

Meta has onboarded Trapit Bansal, an OpenAI researcher pivotal in developing the O1 reasoning model. This recruitment is part of Meta's strategy to bolster its AI superintelligence team, reportedly led by Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang. Bansal's departure from OpenAI marks a new chapter as Meta enhances its focus on AI technologies, including developing its own chips.