Microsoft exec says OpenAI employees can join with same compensation::Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott offered to match the compensation of OpenAI employees considering a departure from the company.

  • bhmnscmm@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    What anti-poaching laws? At most this would violate non-compete clauses that may exist, but those generally aren’t enforceable anyways.

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      1 year ago

      Most non-poaching clauses in non-competes specify that the person signing it can’t recruit employees from their old work, usually for X number of years. Microsoft almost certainly didn’t sign any non-competes and unless Sam Altman is the one making this offer there aren’t any non-compete violations happening.

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        1 year ago

        Non-competes and poaching clauses aren’t based on any laws, and it turns out they aren’t even legally binding in many cases.

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          1 year ago

          I’m not arguing they are, but that they aren’t relevant at all in this case. They aren’t even designed to address this situation (binding or otherwise).

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            1 year ago

            Seemed like you were answering their question, but I reread and get what you were trying to say now.