From BNN Bloomberg: 2024-04-03 19:28:43

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced an increase in compensation for AI engineers due to fierce competition for talent. OpenAI has been poaching Tesla engineers with lucrative offers, prompting Musk to boost pay. Musk also revealed that former Tesla AI scientist Ethan Knight chose to join Musk’s xAI startup over OpenAI. The billionaire is focusing on AI development at Tesla and xAI. With over 200 engineers in Tesla’s AI/Autonomy team, progress is accelerating in self-driving features. The talent war for AI is intense, according to Musk.



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