Why Meta Is Offering $100 Million for AI Geniuses

The podcast "The Journal" discusses Meta's efforts to catch up in the AI race. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is personally recruiting top AI researchers, even offering salaries up to $100 million, to bolster Meta's AI capabilities, particularly focusing on improving its advertising business through its large language model, LLAMA. However, Meta has faced setbacks, including delays in releasing its most advanced model, Behemoth, and controversy over submitting an optimized model to the Chatbot Arena benchmark test. Despite these challenges, Zuckerberg is investing heavily in AI, creating the Meta Superintelligence Labs and hiring talent like Alexander Wang. The podcast explores the potential consequences for Meta if it fails to become a leader in AI, including losing ground in the advertising market to competitors.