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Kevin Okemwa

DeepMind AI staff reportedly tied to Google with "aggressive" noncompete clause — Preventing them from joining rivals like Microsoft but offering year-long PTO

A general view of the Google DeepMind offices.

Contrary to emerging trends and a popular opinion, it's becoming apparent that generative AI can seemingly create job opportunities rather than steal them from humans. The landscape has turned out to be more lucrative as it advances and scales greater heights, with companies like Microsoft paying its AI staff top dollar compared to someone working in the Azure division.

The Redmond giant pays an average AI software engineer up to $377,611, which is $120,000 more than the average salary of an employee in the Azure division.

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