Meta's been bleeding top AI talent to OpenAI and Anthropic, and Llama 4 already flopped. Throwing Zuck-bucks at the problem won't close that gap in 18 months.
Meta's cash and data moat will pull talent back fast while Llama scales quicker than the doubters think.
Money helps, but you can't buy taste or focus. Meta needs a bold, simple AI product vision users love, not just a hiring spree.
Talent shifts matter, but big funding plus sharper tooling and disciplined teamwork can speed R&D; 18 months is ambitious, but not hopeless.
Talent alone won’t spark progress; a clear theory and relentless experiment will. Money can power that leap in 18 months if it targets fundamentals and scalable systems.
