Too Long; Didn't Read
<a href="https://medium.com/@dan.jeffries" data-anchor-type="2" data-user-id="618a7c78c957" data-action-value="618a7c78c957" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-type="hover" target="_blank">Daniel Jeffries</a> recent story, <a href="https://hackernoon.com/motivating-the-greatest-geniuses-in-ai-to-change-the-world-instead-of-destroy-it-558bf6817069" target="_blank"><strong>Motivating the Greatest Geniuses in AI to Change the World Instead of Destroy It</strong></a><strong>, </strong>reminded me of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-P2fILsLH8" target="_blank">Howl</a>, but what I now can’t stop thinking about is the career decision we’re all faced with: <strong>compensation vs. purpose</strong>. Rarely is one fortunate enough to maximize both compensation and purpose in one role. To maximize for profit can often lead to work that disagrees with personal ethos. To maximize for purpose can often lead to a life that sleeps in an undesirable bed. It takes bravery to sacrifice compensation for purpose, even if done in small doses. It takes realism to sacrifice purpose for compensation, even if it may feel heartless at the time. <a href="https://hackernoon.com/artificial-intelligence/home" target="_blank">Artificial Intelligence</a> has powerful implications. Will that power be for good or evil? Great minds should be working to make the power of AI lead to less societal dangers and more societal benefits. I do believe it’s one of the most impactful fields to work in right now (and AI companies do pay pretty well…). Anyways, that’s my two cents. For a more thought out argument grounded by the specialization of labor, Ken Burns’ documentaries, and the evolution of the airline safety, read <a href="https://hackernoon.com/motivating-the-greatest-geniuses-in-ai-to-change-the-world-instead-of-destroy-it-558bf6817069" target="_blank"><strong>Motivating the Greatest Geniuses in AI to Change the World Instead of Destroy It</strong></a><strong>.</strong>