LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman on engineers getting $100 million salaries for AI: “If you think this individual is the one to do it, then…”

Reid Hoffman defends exorbitant AI talent compensation, citing the potential for revolutionary breakthroughs. Meta’s aggressive poaching of OpenAI researchers, with packages reaching $300 million, has drawn criticism. Hoffman argues such investments are economically rational if individuals can transform industries, while OpenAI’s Altman emphasizes mission over monetary incentives in retaining talent.