THE AI SAFETY DILEMMA : SAVE THE WORLD OR GET THE BAG

What happened: Rishub Jain left a safety role at Google DeepMind to cofound the nonprofit Sampura Research, saying he wanted autonomy to pursue AI alignment research he felt had been deprioritized. Key numbers: Open roles in AI safety rose 91% on LinkedIn over the past year. Sampura lists $273,000 to $395,000 for an experienced team leader. Why it matters: Safety researchers are divided over whether they are more effective inside labs or outside them, and the field faces a talent shortage rather than a funding one, with "talent is the main bottleneck" cited.

Rishub Jain left a safety role at Google DeepMind to cofound the nonprofit Sampura Research, saying he wanted autonomy to pursue AI alignment research he felt had been deprioritized.

Safety researchers are divided over whether they are more effective inside labs or outside them, and the field faces a talent shortage rather than a funding one, with "talent is the main bottleneck" cited.