[Magmalgebra]

> others you get an extra 1.5mm to sit at the computer for 2 hours a day and then take a nap

A few of the most world class reserachers can do this, all of my other friends and colleagues at OpenAI work 10-14 hours day - often 7 days a weeek.

OpenAI pays eyewatering sums but you're absolutely sacrificing years of your life for it.

[SkyPuncher]

This is what people are missing.

OpenAI isn't paying people to make a 30 year career over 30 years. They're paying people to make their entire career NOW.

[volkk]

that doesn't even make any sense. if they believe they have longevity then they absolutely should be paying people to make a career there and not just go out in a bright flash

[filoeleven]

They believe the company has longevity, but that all the work at the company will eventually be done by AI, in about two year at a guess based on the vesting period.

[SkyPuncher]

Longevity is massively over rated.

There's a flash in the pan today. They need to capture it. Everything else is secondary to that and can be solved in the future.

[volkk]

sure, you can capture your biggest brains with massive salaries, but throwing 1.5mm at literally everyone is entirely silly, and to me shows that we're in a massive bubble and that is coming from someone who is fairly optimistic around AI.