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Meta Pays Four Young Engineers Average Salary of $65 Million for AI Work

PBD Podcast · Amy Coney Barrett Threatened, NYC Data Center Ban, OpenAI vs Apple| PBD Podcast #833 · July 16, 2026
Meta Pays Four Young Engineers Average Salary of $65 Million for AI Work
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Amy Coney Barrett Threatened, NYC Data Center Ban, OpenAI vs Apple| PBD Podcast #833
"We just hired like 10 kids that are aged 22 to 28. The average salary is like $65 million that these kids are making that are coming in working on AI. Zuckerberg, who is a brilliant gangster, this guy is a gangster, putting all the chips in on AI."
UFC President Dana White, who sits on Meta's board, revealed the company hired 10 engineers aged 22-28 at an average salary of $65 million annually to work on artificial intelligence. White called Mark Zuckerberg a "brilliant gangster" for the aggressive AI investment strategy. The revelation highlights the extreme war for AI talent in Silicon Valley.
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