Misleading article and headline; a few celebrity researchers in high-up positions make this much. You can probably find some chemists who make $1M too if they have made it to executive positions.
Most AI researchers in industry make a lot of money, $200k+, but that is not so outrageous in the context of big tech companies.
And in fact the vast majority of AI researchers are making $20k-$30k a year, because they are graduate students.
Most AI researchers in industry make a lot of money, $200k+, but that is not so outrageous in the context of big tech companies.
And in fact the vast majority of AI researchers are making $20k-$30k a year, because they are graduate students.