Stanford Scholar on the Hidden Costs of Joining Frontier Labs

Stanford researcher Rishi Bommasani argues that as top scholars join frontier AI labs, they often stop participating in public discourse. He says staying independent cost him significant financial opportunities, though he still supports colleagues who choose such high-impact, well-paid roles.

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