Zuckerberg’s AI hires disrupt Meta with swift exits and threats to leave

Shengjia Zhao, co-creator of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, recently joined Meta but quickly threatened to leave and return to OpenAI, causing disruption to Mark Zuckerberg’s AI ambitions. Despite signing paperwork to go back to OpenAI, Zhao was then named Meta’s new “chief AI scientist.” This incident highlights the challenges Zuckerberg faces in reshaping Meta’s leadership.