Already rich, already successful, why the last wave of tech winners is grinding again

A notable trend is emerging among accomplished tech entrepreneurs and executives who are abandoning comfortable roles to engage directly with artificial intelligence. Driven by a fear of missing out on a transformative technological era and the desire for significant financial gains, figures like Tom Blomfield, Mike Krieger, and Andrej Karpathy have joined AI-focused companies like Anthropic in technical capacities. Others, such as Chamath Palihapitiya and Eric Wu, have launched their own AI startups. These leaders are prioritizing hands-on work, often accepting non-hierarchical titles, signaling their belief that AI represents the most significant professional opportunity of the coming decade.

(Source：TechCrunch)