Seven verified researcher moves since 2025 — every one from OpenAI to Meta, all in June

A strict scan of established news outlets for cross-lab AI researcher moves since 2025 yielded 7 transitions with all four fields — researcher, lab left, destination, and month — directly sourced. Every verified move runs on a single corridor in a single month: OpenAI to Meta, June 2025.

All 7 verified moves share one origin, one destination, and one month — OpenAI to Meta, announced June 2025. reuters.com

Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov, and Xiaohua Zhai — long-time close collaborators — moved together on the same corridor. reuters.com

Shengjia Zhao, Shuchao Bi, Jiahui Yu, and Hongyu Ren were reported hired by Meta in a wave covered on June 28, 2025. reuters.com

Each transition rests on one direct source; this is the verified set from the strict screen, not a census of every industry move. reuters.com

The seven transitions

Researcher	Left	Joined	Month	Sources	Source

Data: cross-lab AI researcher transitions since January 2025 with all four fields (researcher, origin, destination, month) directly attributed in established news outlets. 7 rows, each one researcher transition, each with 1 source. Month is the announcement month. Moves lacking a named researcher, a confirmed month, or direct sourcing were excluded by the screen and are not shown.