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I hadn't thought of it in this way, security floor vs ceiling is a very interesting way to look at the matter.

I guess _relative_ job security is what I'm hoping for. I realize there are few career paths that guarantee employment (perhaps medicine being the main exception), but despite the FAANG layoffs and whatnot, wouldn't it still be correct to say working at a somewhat well-established company is safer than working independently?

I see your point - where I formerly worked, computer vision relied as heavily on more traditional CNNs as it did on more cutting-edge architectures. Yet, due to all the excitement over transformers et al., I've inadvertently lost interest in other areas of deep learning because of how overshadowed they feel.

Thanks! While I appreciate this type of role, for family reasons, near-complete job security is a must for me, so this option is likely not suitable for me. On top of that, I'm also very much a risk-averse person and don't think would be able to survive the pressure that naturally accompanies freelancing or contracting.