
Matt Deitke, a 24-year-old AI prodigy, initially rejected a $125 million offer from Meta. Mark Zuckerberg intervened, doubling the offer to $250 million. Deitke's work at AI2 on Molmo, a multimodal chatbot, earned him recognition. He also co-founded Vercept, an AI agent startup. Meta's pursuit highlights the intense competition for top AI talent. Deitke ultimately accepted Meta's unprecedented offer.