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Meta's A.I. Setback: Ruoming Pang Joins OpenAI for $200M

2/27/2026

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Ruoming Pang, a leading A.I. researcher with Meta's Superintelligence Labs, left Meta to join OpenAI.
He was recruited with a reported $200 million package and spent seven months at Meta.
The move signals a setback for Meta's A.I. ambitions amid fierce competition for talent, including the exit of chief A.I. scientist Yann LeCun.
Pang is expected to focus on foundation models and superintelligence at OpenAI.

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Ruoming Pang, a leading A.I. researcher with Meta's Superintelligence Labs, left Meta to join OpenAI.
He was recruited with a reported $200 million package and spent seven months at Meta.
The move signals a setback for Meta's A.I. ambitions amid fierce competition for talent, including the exit of chief A.I. scientist Yann LeCun.
Pang is expected to focus on foundation models and superintelligence at OpenAI.