---
id: "entity-meta"
type: "entity"
entityType: "organization"
canonicalName: "Meta"
aliases: ["Facebook", "Meta Platforms"]
source_timestamps: ["00:04:42"]
tags: ["tech-giants", "competitors"]
related: ["entity-peter-steinberger", "entity-mark-zuckerberg"]
sources: ["s16-openclaw-saga"]
sourceVaultSlug: "s16-openclaw-saga"
originDay: 16
---
# Meta

## Profile

The technology conglomerate behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and the Llama family of open-weight models. Public canonical reference: meta.com.

## Role in This Source

- Competed aggressively with [[entity-openai-d16]] to hire [[entity-peter-steinberger-d16]]
- [[entity-mark-zuckerberg]] personally recruited him
- Ultimately **lost the bid** due to perceived lack of mission alignment and hands-on product engagement compared to OpenAI

## Contributions to This Vault

- The losing counterparty in the central [[claim-openai-acquired-founder-not-framework]]
- Demonstrates the frontier-lab talent war intensity