This concept is not at all tied to trying to depress salaries and goes back decades: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/mercenaries-vs-missionaries-joh

This concept is not at all tied to trying to depress salaries and goes back decades: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/mercenaries-vs-missionaries-john-doerr-sees-two-kinds-of-internet-entrepreneurs/ https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/mercenaries-vs-m... I don't imagine Sam Altman said this because he thinks it'll somehow save him money on salaries down the line.