How Mark Zuckerberg may have proved Sam Altman’s $100 million ‘joining bonus’ statement WRONG with hiring of Apple’s top AI exec

Meta has successfully poached Apple’s AI foundation models head, Ruoming Pang, for its new AI Superintelligence unit. Pang’s compensation package is reportedly in the tens of millions annually, potentially exceeding $200 million over multiple years, including salary, bonus, and equity. This move intensifies the AI talent war in Silicon Valley, despite claims of $100 million signing bonuses being exaggerated.