Anthropic is rapidly expanding its engineering team, outpacing competitors like Meta and OpenAI. Despite not offering the highest salaries, the startup is attracting engineers at a remarkable rate, hiring 2.68 times faster than it loses staff.

Elon Musk's xAI is actively recruiting top engineers from Meta, claiming that it offers better growth potential and a merit-based compensation system. Amid a fierce talent acquisition battle in the AI sector, Musk positions xAI as a superior alternative to Meta, highlighting its recent achievements, including a significant contract with the U.S. Department of Defense for its chatbot, Grok.