Why I chose OpenAI over academia: reflections on the CS academic and industry job markets (part 2) - Rowan Zellers' blog

At the end of my job search, I did something I totally wasn't expecting. I turned down all my academic job offers and signed the OpenAI offer instead.

Why I chose OpenAI over academia: reflections on the CS academic and industry job markets (part 2) - Rowan Zellers' blog Rowan Zellers' blog Why I chose OpenAI over academia: reflections on the CS academic and industry job markets (part 2) February 12, 2023 At the end of my job search, I did something I totally wasn't expecting. I turned down all my academic job offers and signed the OpenAI offer instead. I was nervous and stressed out during my decision-making process -- it felt like a U-turn at the time -- but in the end I'm really happy with how things turned out. There were two key factors

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