The company has previously closed a share sale in April, valuing it between $27 billion and $29 billion. If successful in recruiting top Google AI researchers, they could benefit from compensation packages of between $5 million and $10 million after the latest share sale. OpenAI has already hired at least 93 people who have previously worked at Google and Meta, including five former Google researchers who were acknowledged in the launch of OpenAI's AI chatbot, ChatGPT.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI is reportedly trying to attract Google's top researchers with pay packets worth up to $10 million, according to The Information.
- The AI firm has already hired dozens of former Google and Meta employees and is in talks for an employee share sale that could value it at $86 billion.
- OpenAI's superalignment team is hiring research engineers, scientists and managers, with an annual salary range of between $245,000 and $450,000, plus "generous equity" and other benefits.
- The company's head of superalignment, Jan Leike, said they are looking for candidates who have a passion for making AI safer, can think critically, understand machine learning and know how to code.