This is how even a 2× researcher could earn far more than the median. Scaled to a billion users, even a small quality edge generates enormous differential value.
大多数人认为只有那些真正卓越的'10倍研究者'才值得超高薪酬。但作者认为，即使是只有2倍能力的AI研究者，由于其工作可以影响数十亿用户，微小的质量优势也能产生巨大价值差异，从而获得远超中位数的薪酬。
none explicitly account for training compute scaling being a source of software progress, so they could heavily overstate the importance of research effort.
Research effort overvalued
Most prioritize AI research effort for progress, but author shows compute scaling contributes more, potentially overvaluing R&D.
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