Silicon Valley companies compete for top AI researchers with extravagant perks and high salaries

From Yahoo Finance: 2025-05-21 06:03:00

Silicon Valley tech companies are in a fierce competition to attract top AI researchers, offering extravagant perks like private jets and multimillion-dollar bonuses to secure talent. OpenAI and Google lead the charge, with top researchers receiving compensation packages exceeding $10 million annually. The scarcity of these elite researchers has intensified the AI talent war. Data analysis techniques are being used to identify promising talent from unconventional backgrounds, like theoretical physics and quantum computing. Talent influx from various fields is reshaping the AI landscape.



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