"Ghodsi said that, a few years ago, interns would ask him how to succeed within the company. These days, the questions are different. He listed the questions they ask now instead: "When should I become a CEO? When should I start my own company? What's a good valuation? Am I missing out if I do an internship here for three months at Databricks? Will I have wasted my opportunity in life?""
"The market for young AI talent is hot. Foundation model companies are poaching each other's most impressive AI researchers, while founders are cashing in on an eager venture capital space. For young people, the message is: There's more money to be made. That mentality can be a challenge for the next generation, Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi said on Andreessen Horowitz's YouTube channel. "I feel bad for the kids right now because there's too much pressure on them," Ghodsi said. "It's crazy times.""
Young AI talent face intense pressure and FOMO from multimillion-dollar contracts, aggressive poaching, and a surging venture-capital market. Interns and early-career researchers increasingly worry that short internships or traditional paths will forfeit startup opportunities or high valuations. Questions center on when to found companies, pursue CEO roles, or chase lucrative contracts. Looming expectations about artificial general intelligence heighten urgency and anxiety about missing transformative breakthroughs. A youth-driven startup surge has produced founders in their 20s and late teens launching and exiting major AI businesses. High compensation and rapid mobility can distort career decisions and may overstate some hiring narratives.
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