He joined SpaceX at 14. At 16, teen prodigy Kairan Quazi is jumping to quant trading giant Citadel Securities.

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Kairan Quazi turned down offers in AI and big tech to join Citadel Securities as a quant developer.

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AI talent war poses a gnarly question: Are you a monkey or a missionary?

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Capuchin monkeys explore decorations filled with their favorite treats at Edinburgh Zoo.

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Sam Altman says the talent pool for AI superstars is probably bigger than people think

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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xAI has hired 14 Meta employees this year as the AI talent war rages on

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Elon Musk's xAI introduced Grok, its conversational AI it claims can match GPT 3.5.

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Dario Amodei says Anthropic hasn't been hit as hard as rivals in the AI talent wars — and it boils down to 2 things

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei attends the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 22, 2024 in Paris.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei attends the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 22, 2024 in Paris.

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OpenAI's rivals are on the prowl after an exodus of high-level executives

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Mira Murati last week announced her departure from OpenAI. The recent outflow of talent from the company could mean the brain drain is just getting underway.

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Google's reported $2.7 billion deal to bring back a former employee is proof AI geniuses are the new 'star quarterbacks'

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Noam Shazeer
Google reportedly paid $2.7 billion in a deal largely intended to get AI scientist and startup founder Noam Shazeer back at the company.

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Tech workers look like the real winners of the AI talent war

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Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google announced new AI features in May

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Apple's poached dozens of Googlers with AI talent in recent years, report says

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Apple has poached dozens of Googlers since 2018.

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Meta loses top AI figures as Silicon Valley's talent battle continues

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Mark Zuckerberg is trying to recruit Google's DeepMind researchers.

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