That is incredibly untrue and has been for years in the AI/ML space at many startups and at Amazon, Google, Facebook, etc. Good ML researchers have been making

That is incredibly untrue and has been for years in the AI/ML space at many startups and at Amazon, Google, Facebook, etc. Good ML researchers have been making a good amount more for a while (source: I've hired both and been involved in leveling and pay discussions for years)