Axiom Math's Carina Hong weighs in on the AI talent wars and the advantage of working at a neolab
THE SO WHAT
The center of gravity for frontier AI talent is shifting from legacy Big Tech to neolabs that offer cleaner equity, tighter missions, and fewer legacy constraints. If you’re not one of those labs, your hiring pitch has to be about agency and impact — not comp bands and brand.
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