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From what I've heard, DeepMind's pay structure is not tied to Google compensation bands. Which means that top performers and key hires can be and are compensated extremely generous…

Do you mean "quantization" not quantification?

"but for some reason life is better in EU" citation needed

I see what you did what that intro and I approve :)

Clever :)

"They have great R&D but just can’t make products" Is this just something you repeat without thinking? It seems to be a popular sentiment here on Hacker News, but really makes no s…

I'm far from being a fan of the company, but I think this article is substantially overstating the extent of the "freeze" just to drum up news. It sounds like what's actually happe…

"I don't think there is a single founder/CEO in the 21st century that is performing better than Zuckerberg. I understand he's not a likable guy, and neither are are his products." …

Yes. I got a computer science degree, and would get one again today. Assuming you are able to finish the degree, no major has better ROI. As AI automates more and more types of wor…

One way to make sense of this specific case at least. - He's on track to becoming a top-tier AI researcher. Despite having only one year of a PhD under his belt, he already receive…

In a high-stress work environment (that you are not happy with), prioritize getting out.

"Accidentally"

From the paper PDF ( https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w33697/w336... ): > We estimate that users in the Facebook deactivation group reported a 0.060 standard deviat…

Fortune 500 is a ranking by revenue, not market capitalization, if that helps.

One comparison I found interesting... I think GPT-4o has a more balanced answer! > What are your thoughts on space exploration? GPT-4.5: Space exploration isn't just valuable—it's …

He is a Databricks co-founder: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrickcai/2021/05/26/accidenta... Likely worth at least $500M, even if his stake was smaller than some of the other co-…

What companies would you say have world-class engineering now (2024)?

This is just not true, sorry, even now. Google is one of the tech companies known for deemphasizing level visibility and titles. Case in point: almost three years in, and I don't k…

Zuckerman vs. Zuckerberg, man vs. mountain...

I'm not sure where you're seeing that in his resume: https://matt.sh/files/a-resume/resume.html

I don't the claims he's held anything like Distinguished Engineer roles at Google or Amazon: https://matt.sh/files/a-resume/resume.html .

Why do you think banning search engines would be a net positive for society?