The incremental AI capex dollar doesn’t stop at hyperscalers’ balance sheets. It ends with sovereigns printing fiat for intelligence. Position accordingly.
I came to the US in 2014 on a H1-B, with several years of prior experience as a C/C++ programmer. A “skilled white European immigrant” as some seem to call it recently here. Over the years, I’ve had the chance to work alongside absolutely exceptional so-called “skilled Indian immigrants”. Together, I tend to believe we've generated value for American consumers and created more jobs, many of which now filled by American people. We have in common that we came to this beautiful country to work hard, contribute to society and assimilate. In short, do our best to be a net positive for the nation.
I’ve been recruiting for Tesla for a long time across different teams, and can attest that I’ve never ever seen anyone prioritize “Indians” (or “Europeans”, “Asians”, etc.) over “Americans”. In fact, from a practical standpoint, it is much easier to hire American citizens since the company then doesn’t need to go through the hurdles of Visa transfers / sponsoring. But ultimately, what matters to us is to make America number One in our field.
We have positions wide open in AI & Robotics for the best talent as we speak. “Best” as in: a combination of personality, technical skills, and raw brain power. It is very hard to find people who score highly across these simultaneously. Either folks are very good, but not willing to work hard with us; or they’re hardworking, but don’t pass the bar technically. The last thing we want is some kind of DEI derivative.
I’m sure there could have been some amount of abuse through the industry, as in all domains, and it should be fixed. But too much energy is being spent on the wrong target here.
Let’s make America safe (cleanup illegal & criminal immigration) and great (build the best team across the board to win) again.
@getchroma Just got back from Japan and yes, craft and thoughtfulness is deeply integrated into their culture, among other great qualities such as humility, togetherness/trust, & honor.
@TashaARK If it’s truly the same car as $25k without a steering wheel, why not just unveil the prototype with a steering wheel & progress on fsd until Tesla silently starts delivering them without steering wheels?