Meta's Secret List of AI Scientists for New Lab
June 28, 2025
Meta, led by Mark Zuckerberg, is creating a secret 'List' of top artificial intelligence scientists to staff a new superintelligence lab. These scientists are extremely talented, often with experience from major companies, and frequently negotiate salaries in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Zuckerberg personally strategizes on how to approach these scientists with the goal of creating an AI smarter than humans. AI labs are implementing strict security measures to protect their information.