Maybe the position of VP of AI at other FAANG companies was already taken, and there were no other alternatives at the similar level of prestige and compensation in the job market.
> Assuming this isn't sarcasm, this is how the word prestige is defined - "denoting something that arouses widespread respect or admiration".
"Prestige" in terms of the scale of technical challenges that very few other companies can match at the moment. For many career-focused individuals that is the only thing that matters.
Assuming this isn't sarcasm, this is how the word prestige is defined - "denoting something that arouses widespread respect or admiration".
Facebook lied to ad buyers (customers) about video views
https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/17/17989712/facebook-inaccu...
Facebook lied to users about their spying app
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/03/02/facebook-...
Facebook lied to regulators about its ability to combine user data
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/7/18215143/facebook-whatsapp...
Facebook lied to journalists about the CA issue
https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/qv777x/facebook-lied-to-j...
They don't mind doing mood manipulation experiments
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/06/every...
They have absolutely no qualms stooping low enough to steal money from kids
https://www.consumerreports.org/privacy/facebook-friendly-fr...
Based on the definition above, there is only one prestigious job left at Facebook. Whistle-blower.