Google Paying AI Employees to Do Nothing All Year: Here's Why | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G

Google Paying AI Employees to Do Nothing All Year: Here's Why | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G

In Silicon Valley’s escalating AI arms race, doing nothing can be a full-time job. Google is paying its top AI researchers to take a year off — as long as they don’t defect to competitors like OpenAI or Meta. With AI at the heart of a trillion-dollar future, companies are fiercely fighting over elite minds. From crazy salaries to enticing perks, talent is being poached at record rates. But amidst the cash, there’s a human cost. Palki Sharma tells you about it.

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