I can't imagine working for one of the frontier models (assuming I was smarter). It sounds like constant non-stop grinding. If I were a world class AI researcher I would definitely quiet quit at Meta where nobody seems to expect anything.
I think that the real pressure is coming to those that survived layoff rounds and now need to work 5 former colleague's jobs in addition to their own, in tmux tabs with Claude. They're absolutely right tho, that's for sure.
I can't imagine working for one of the frontier models (assuming I was smarter). It sounds like constant non-stop grinding. If I were a world class AI researcher I would definitely quiet quit at Meta where nobody seems to expect anything.