Million-dollar pay: Sam Altman offering highest-ever salaries; $1.5m average stock pay

OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, is reportedly outpaying Meta's Mark Zuckerberg in employee compensation. The AI firm is offering an average of $1.5 million in stock-based pay, significantly exceeding historical tech startup figures. This aggressive strategy aims to retain top AI talent amidst fierce competition, even as Meta has also made substantial offers to lure researchers.