Exclusive | OpenAI Ends ‘Vesting Cliff’ for New Employees in Compensation-Policy Change - WSJ

kept by eddie dec 15, 25

OpenAI ended its six-month vesting cliff for new employees to attract talent amid fierce AI industry competition, following a similar move by xAI.

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The article argues that AI companies’ claimed moat from expensive model training is shallow because model distillation allows competitors to cheaply replicate capabilities via repeated API queries.
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A small group of AI employees have amassed retirement wealth, creating a harsh divide that leaves others in San Francisco feeling anxious, purposeless, and career-paralyzed.
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