Initially I got the same vibe. I could read it as "hey AI researcher, come here, and you'll be sitting and eating next to the CEO". But then again, it talks a

Initially I got the same vibe. I could read it as "hey AI researcher, come here, and you'll be sitting and eating next to the CEO". But then again, it talks about Google, Facebook and Overstock. So it's not so clear who has to gain. Maybe it did start as a submarine article for one of the companies, but then the NYT reporter/editor asked around at other companies to see if this is common.