AI lab salary debate: researcher argues $50k+ starting pay is no undue burden for PhDs
tianyin_xu · x · 2026-11-11
An AI lab salary debate: @anshulkundaje opposes unions (they cause uniformity, more problems than they solve) but supports cost-of-living salary adjustments. Afinetheorem agrees, adding that $50k+ isn't an undue burden since not long ago he was a PhD on a smaller inflation-adjusted salary living a happy urban life in his late 20s.
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