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Talents leave AI companies: "They are putting profits over sanity and safety"
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this post was submitted on 19 Feb 2026
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And it's not even working. Not one of the AI companies is profitable. So they're putting the hope for profits some time in the future over sanity and safety.
What about all the user data they sell to third parties? I'd be interested in knowing how that contributes to this