There are AI talent wars — a no-holds-barred fight for the best people. Here the employees hold all the cards. Top engineers are being courted. Facebook is going after talents with ‘pay packages of up to $300 million over four years.’ Irrespective of the size of the packages, the aggression is causing considerable anguish among company leaders. It is like feeling someone has broken into our home and stolen our assets. The challenge is not limited to large companies. It is possible that those who are being hired may not build a product, but may wait to get the term sheets to start their own company.
OpenAI pitches for AGI to prevent their talent to drift away. Employers must convince the employees that their work will make it to history pages. Whether employees will buy this pitch is a different matter.
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