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Why is Google suddenly losing AI talent? The lure of pre-IPO equity is strong.
Several AI researchers, including Noam Shazeer, Jonas Adler, and Alexander Pritzel, are leaving Google for Anthropic and OpenAI, driven by the financial potential of pre-IPO equity in startups. The article highlights how startups like OpenAI and Anthropic offer significant equity incentives compared to Google's stock-based compensation, attracting top AI talent with the prospect of higher financial gains.
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