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Matt Deitke is an American artificial intelligence (AI) researcher at Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL). He is known for his work in multimodal AI, embodied AI, and large-scale 3D datasets, having led the development of notable projects such as Molmo, Objaverse, and ProcTHOR. [1] [2]
Deitke attended the University of Washington, where he completed his undergraduate studies at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering. He subsequently enrolled in the university's Ph.D. program, continuing his research in collaboration with the Allen Institute for AI (AI2). In December 2024, Deitke announced that he was leaving the Ph.D. program before its completion to co-found a new company. [1] [2] [4]
Deitke began his research career at the Allen Institute for AI (AI2) in Seattle when he was 18, working as a research scientist while concurrently pursuing his university education. His work at AI2 focused on creating robust, multimodal AI systems. During his tenure, he led several significant research projects that resulted in widely used open datasets and models.
In November 2024, Deitke co-founded Vercept, a startup dedicated to building autonomous AI agents designed to operate internet-based software. The company successfully raised $16.5 million in funding from investors, including former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
In July 2025, Deitke announced he had joined Meta's Superintelligence Labs (MSL), a division focused on advancing AI capabilities. His recruitment was part of a broader, high-profile talent acquisition effort by Meta to assemble a leading team of AI researchers.
Deitke's transition to Meta in 2025 garnered significant media attention, primarily due to the reported value of his compensation package. According to a report in The New York Times, Meta initially offered Deitke a package valued at $125 million over four years, which he declined. After a personal meeting with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the offer was reportedly increased to approximately $250 million, with $100 million payable in the first year. This was cited as one of the largest employment packages in recent corporate history and reflective of the intense competition for elite AI talent.
The scale of the offer prompted commentary on the valuation of top AI researchers. MIT economist David Autor remarked, "When computer scientists are paid like professional athletes, we’ve reached the climax of Revenge of the Nerds." Meta's strategy was described by Zuckerberg as building an "elite team with a high density of talent" to justify the company's multi-billion dollar investments in computing infrastructure.
Deitke has led or been a key contributor to several influential projects in the field of artificial intelligence, particularly in the areas of vision-language models, 3D data, and embodied AI.
These projects have been published at major AI conferences and are widely recognized for their contributions to open science and the advancement of AI research.
Deitke has received several awards for his research contributions.
In addition to these awards, Deitke was a contributor to the second edition of Richard Szeliski's textbook, Computer Vision: Algorithms and Applications, published in 2022. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]