SMRTR AIDec 21, 2024The Verge

The AI talent wars are just getting started

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Databricks is raising a record $10 billion, primarily to buy back employee stock and provide liquidity. The AI talent war is intensifying, with top researchers highly sought after due to their outsized impact on products and company success. Companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and tech giants are aggressively competing for a limited pool of elite AI talent.

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