Researchers Raise Concerns Over AI Hiring and Lab Claims
Alexander Terenin cites Turing Institute example while Stella Biderman questions BOLD Lab salary offers.
Alexander Terenin posted that AI specialists should apply for roles at AI-focused places because non-AI hires risk redirecting priorities, noting the Alan Turing Institute shifted toward Data Centric Engineering after statisticians took over. Stella Biderman replied to a BOLD Lab recruitment post, stating that requests for a 5x-10x pay cut undermine claims about available compute. Both comments appear in public X threads discussing institutional direction and job offers. No further confirmations or responses from the labs are shown in the packet.
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Alexander Terenin@avt_imZero hate too, but if AI people don't apply, non-AI people will. What if they get hired, then redirect priorities away from AI, because that's all they know? The Alan Turing Institute failed this way. Statisticians took it over and made it all about "Data Centric Engineering".
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SB Stella Biderman@BlancheMinerva@j_foerst The fact that you’re asking people to take a 5x-10x pay cut does not give me confidence that you’re being truthful about the compute availability.
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