Ex-DeepMind researcher: I made $500K+/yr there — whistleblowers give up a lot to speak out
Turn_Trout · x · 2026-09-12
Alignment researcher TurnTrout reveals he earned over $500K/year at Google DeepMind with great benefits; after leaving, his income dropped to roughly half and he lost health insurance. His point: lab whistleblowers who quit sacrifice significant money to warn the public, so their messages deserve attention.
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