OpenAI Stargate execs join Meta

The executives will join Meta's new Applied AI Engineering unit, which has recently become a compulsory department for the company's top software engineers.

Meta is prioritizing the development of AI agents capable of handling complex engineering tasks as part of a major internal restructuring.

The loss is a blow to OpenAI's efforts to build its own massive compute infrastructure to support future models.

This talent shift underscores the increasing competition for the specialized expertise required to build and maintain the hardware powering the AI boom.