Mark Zuckerberg"s latest big bet at Meta involves building a team of the best AI superstars in the market to lead the so-called Superintelligence Labs. The goal of this team is to develop AI models that will ultimately lead to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). AGI refers to an AI model with capabilities comparable to, or even beyond, those of the human brain.
Achieving human-level cognitive abilities with an AI model requires substantial investments, as well as hiring the best talent to build such a system. That"s why Meta is throwing hundreds of millions of dollars at AI researchers from OpenAI, Apple, and other companies to recruit them for its Superintelligence team.
A user on X has now shared a spreadsheet that provides us with some unique insights into Meta"s Superintelligence team and the origins of its 44 employees. The leaker claims this information comes from an anonymous Meta employee.
🚨 BREAKING: Detailed list of all 44 people in Meta"s Superintelligence team.
— Deedy (@deedydas) July 19, 2025
— 50% from China
— 75% have PhDs, 70% Researchers
— 40% from OpenAI, 20% DeepMind, 15% Scale
— 20% L8+ level
— 75% 1st gen immigrants
Each of these people are likely getting paid $10-$100M/yr. pic.twitter.com/LmlAk6ceu9
The listing claims that 50 percent of the staff at the Superintelligence team are from China, which demonstrates the significant role of Chinese or Chinese-origin researchers in Met"s AI efforts. Additionally, 75 percent of these staff hold PhDs, and 70 percent of them work as researchers.
Interestingly, 40 percent of the staff are ex-OpenAI employees whom Mark Zuckerberg poached from the maker of ChatGPT. Additionally, 20 percent of Meta"s Superintelligence team members come from Google DeepMind, and another 15 percent come from Scale AI, a startup that Meta recently acquired in a $15 billion deal. Another interesting point is that 75 percent of the Superintelligence team are first-generation immigrants.
The leaker claims that each of these employees is now earning between $10 million and $100 million per year, although Meta still needs to confirm these substantial figures. However, it has already been reported that Meta is offering up to $100 million in signup bonuses to poach the best AI talent from OpenAI and other rivals.
The revelation that half of Meta"s Superintelligence team consists of Chinese nationals could trigger concerns within the Trump administration and Congress.