I can’t help but notice the timing of this. ML is starting to fizzle out as a “savior” of the industry after lofty promises were never fulfilled.
Goodfellow was hired right at the peak of ML hype, so I have to assume his salary/total compensation was extraordinarily high, so he was very expensive to keep around.
Apple would’ve made an exemption for exceptional talent. They didn’t make the exception for him.
Goodfellow was hired right at the peak of ML hype, so I have to assume his salary/total compensation was extraordinarily high, so he was very expensive to keep around.
Apple would’ve made an exemption for exceptional talent. They didn’t make the exception for him.