Money no longer matters to AI’s top talent

Top AI researchers are frequently switching between major companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, driven less by high salaries and more by ideological concerns about AI's impact on society and their personal missions. As these AI companies shift focus from raising money to making money and prepare for public offerings (IPOs, or initial public offerings where companies sell shares to the public), they face new pressure to be transparent and accountable for their spending and results.