Dell CEO Michael Dell has raised concerns about the internal culture impact Meta may face due to its aggressive hiring of artificial intelligence talent from rivals – Google DeepMind, OpenAI, GitHub, Apple and others. Speaking on the BG2 podcast hosted by Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on Thursday, Dell warned that bringing in top AI professionals at high salaries could lead to dissatisfaction among existing staff at Meta Platforms . “It’ll be a challenge culturally for sure,” Dell said.
He further explained that offering higher pay to new hires could make current employees feel left out or underappreciated, which may result in friction within teams and create a long line of “complaining” employees outside CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s office.
Emphasizing the importance of fairness in the workplace, he stated “People generally have a sense of fairness, right? They want to be treated fairly relative to others and relative to the opportunities that they have out there in the overall market.” Dell further stated that while Meta’s strategy and the “math” may work if this is reduced to a “race to super intelligence,” but he also warned against the potential for internal conflict and dissatisfaction should not be overlooked.
Meta hiring push and industry reaction
Meta has significantly ramped up hiring through its Superintelligence Labs, launched in June to focus on artificial general intelligence (AGI). The company has hired talent from competitors such as OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic, and Apple. This talent war has reshaped the AI sector and drawn mixed reactions from industry leaders.
Earlier, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman also criticized Meta’s hiring strategy, calling it “distasteful” and suggesting it may create issues inside the company. Altman even hinted that OpenAI might need to review its compensation policies in response to Meta’s aggressive poaching.
Reid Hoffman, cofounder of LinkedIn and former OpenAI board member, offered a different view. In an interview with CNBC, Hoffman said it makes economic sense for companies to spend big on AI talent if they want to stay ahead.
He further explained that offering higher pay to new hires could make current employees feel left out or underappreciated, which may result in friction within teams and create a long line of “complaining” employees outside CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s office.
Emphasizing the importance of fairness in the workplace, he stated “People generally have a sense of fairness, right? They want to be treated fairly relative to others and relative to the opportunities that they have out there in the overall market.” Dell further stated that while Meta’s strategy and the “math” may work if this is reduced to a “race to super intelligence,” but he also warned against the potential for internal conflict and dissatisfaction should not be overlooked.
Meta hiring push and industry reaction
Meta has significantly ramped up hiring through its Superintelligence Labs, launched in June to focus on artificial general intelligence (AGI). The company has hired talent from competitors such as OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic, and Apple. This talent war has reshaped the AI sector and drawn mixed reactions from industry leaders.
Earlier, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman also criticized Meta’s hiring strategy, calling it “distasteful” and suggesting it may create issues inside the company. Altman even hinted that OpenAI might need to review its compensation policies in response to Meta’s aggressive poaching.
Reid Hoffman, cofounder of LinkedIn and former OpenAI board member, offered a different view. In an interview with CNBC, Hoffman said it makes economic sense for companies to spend big on AI talent if they want to stay ahead.
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