Meta's hiring of Thinking Machines co-founder Andrew Tulloch is a sign that Mark Zuckerberg isn't done with nabbing big-name AI talent, according to a source familiar with the company's plans.
Yes, but: The source said Tulloch's pay package is less than both an earlier offer he turned down — as well as an earlier report of an offer that could have approached $1.5 billion, factoring in various incentives and a rise in Meta's stock.
"Today is the last day I believe anything I see on the internet," X, TikTok and YouTube commenters joked on September 30, the day OpenAI released its Sora video app.
Why it matters: The latest version of Sora has unleashed a torrent of fake videos into the feeds of every place people scroll. The sophisticated, high-quality videos can make it hard to distinguish AI from real footage.