AI engineers working at Tesla are set to receive salary bumps as the company responds to recruitment efforts by OpenAI. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the increase in compensation packages for the AI engineering team, citing OpenAI's successful attempts to poach Tesla engineers with lucrative offers. Musk stated that the pay raise is contingent on progress milestones and aims to retain talent within Tesla.
The decision comes in light of a recent report by The Information, revealing that a Tesla machine-learning scientist, Ethan Knight, is transitioning to xAI, Musk's AI company, after considering an offer from OpenAI. Musk highlighted the competitive landscape for AI talent, with tech companies vying to secure top engineers in the field.
