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I feel someone just gave them a huge $$$ offer that they couldn't say no too. Given Elon Musk is praising their efforts, and he lost a lot of his original XAI
by bhouston 8mo ago
I feel someone just gave them a huge $$$ offer that they couldn't say no too. Given Elon Musk is praising their efforts, and he lost a lot of his original XAI team recently, my money is on Elon.
- tragiclos 8mo agoFWIW, the article quotes people close to the researchers saying that the departure wasn't their choice.
- teddyX 8mo agoNobody with talent wants to work with Elon or xAI The only people he attracts are h1b candidates who have limited choices
- spiderfarmer 8mo agoYou can broaden that. A lot of talent doesn't want anything to do with the USA.
- polski-g 8mo agoThe US is the number one destination for skilled immigrants on the planet. Nobody else pays as well.
- spiderfarmer 8mo agoDo you not follow the news?
- protocolture 8mo agohttps://theconversation.com/skilled-migrants-are-leaving-the-u-s-for-canada-how-can-the-north-gain-from-the-brain-drain-254435 https://theconversation.com/skilled-migrants-are-leaving-the... That trend is reversing, because of course it is.
- vonneumannstan 8mo agoA bit hard for him to swing if he wants to position xAI as a key Defense contractor for AI and his company is full of Chinese Nationals...
- overfeed 8mo agoIs there a leading American AI research organization - big tech or academia - that isn't "full of Chinese Nationals"? If the DoD want an all-American SoTA model, they may have to wait for a while.
- vonneumannstan 8mo agoMaybe true but you probably expect a minimum of leaked information directly to the CCP if you accept that.
- overfeed 8mo agoAI Research orgs voluntarily do their own "leaking" via the publication of research papers, and involuntarily via employee/post-doc churn. The guilty-until-proven innocent mindset is what kickstarted China's nuclear program - and led to the internment of people with Japanese heritage.