Trillion-Dollar AI Labs Are Draining University Talent
shakoistsLog · x · 2026-07-07
The author argues that in the era of trillion-dollar AI labs, university endowments are losing market influence. It is incredibly hard to compete with the offer to "make ten times the money, have zero teaching responsibilities, and work alongside the smartest people in the world," and this trend is only set to accelerate.
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