Cheap compared to ML researcher TC for sure. You could write a book on the culture of OpenAI (and Anthropic, although that’s a bit different) — a ton of employees there genuinely think that they will create AGI and bring the singularity. From what I’ve read, it’s a cult-like environment of very highly paid people who are big into effective altruism and effective altruism. Not quite to the degree of the Zizians, but closer than I’d like.
Cheap compared to ML researcher TC for sure. You could write a book on the culture of OpenAI (and Anthropic, although that’s a bit different) — a ton of employees there genuinely think that they will create AGI and bring the singularity. From what I’ve read, it’s a cult-like environment of very highly paid people who are big into effective altruism and effective altruism. Not quite to the degree of the Zizians, but closer than I’d like.