Meta's $250M Mistake: Training China's AI Army?

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August 6, 2025
Today in AI: GPT-5 Hype Train Derails, Grok Goes Full NSFW Spicy Mode, Fast Fashion SaaS Era From AI with Kyle News and Updates Live Stream. First aired: 5 August 2025 Watch full edited live stream: https://youtu.be/98jv4XzFn_A Get the full notes and summary: https://newsletter.aiwithkyle.com/subscribe Meta hired half their super intelligence team as Chinese nationals, offering up to $250 million signing bonuses to poach top AI talent. This mirrors how Japan became dominant in motorbikes and manufacturing after Western companies outsourced production there - when these contracts end, many engineers will likely return to China with all that knowledge. Zuckerberg's sprint toward AGI might accidentally accelerate China's AI development, especially since he's reportedly focused on using this talent for better Instagram ad targeting rather than solving bigger problems.