OpenAI is significantly increasing its stock-based compensation to $4.4 billion to counteract Meta's aggressive talent acquisition strategies, which have seen the poaching of key researchers. This financial response highlights the intense competition for AI talent and the pressures faced by companies to retain top talent amidst escalating costs.

Meta Platforms is exploring potential collaborations with Google and OpenAI to enhance AI functionalities in its applications. The discussions involve integrating Google's Gemini model to improve the conversational capabilities of Meta's primary chatbot, Meta AI.