AI researchers are negotiating US$250mil pay packages. Just like NBA stars


In a photo provided by TBPN shows job announcements posted online with graphics resembling major sports trades, made by the online streaming outlet TBPN, which hosts an ESPN-like show about the tech and business world. AI technologists are approaching the job market as if they are Steph Curry or LeBron James, seeking advice from their entourages and playing hardball with the highest bidders. —TBPN via The New York Times

SAN FRANCISCO: Over the summer, Matt Deitke got a phone call from Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive.

Zuckerberg wanted Deitke, a 24-year-old artificial intelligence researcher who had recently helped found a startup, to join Meta’s research effort dedicated to “superintelligence,” a technology that could hypothetically exceed the human brain. The company promised him around US$125mil (RM534.7mil) in stock and cash over four years if he came aboard.

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