AI industry teams raise $50M–$100M for work academia funds at $50K–$100K
sokrypton · x · 2026-07-22
The author clarifies that the point was not to spark an MSA vs. pLM debate, but to highlight a recurring imbalance: people in industry can raise $50–100 million for similar work, while academic teams would be lucky to get $50–100 thousand.
The post frames this as a broader complaint about how AI research is funded and valued, rather than a model-specific argument.
Related event: AI Researchers Highlight Massive Funding Gap Between Industry and Academia(2 posts)→
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