New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- Mark Zuckerberg's drive to propel Meta to the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) is reportedly encountering early difficulties. Several leading researchers have left the company's newly formed Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL) only months after its announcement.

According to Futurism, MSL intended to signal Meta's entry into the highest tier of AI research. Zuckerberg himself spearheaded the hiring effort, reportedly offering unprecedented salaries and contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars to lure experts away from rivals such as OpenAI, DeepMind and Apple.

Despite these lavish offers, talent has begun to slip away. According to Wired, at least three researchers have resigned in recent weeks.

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