Decoder with Nilay Patel

The Verge

Decoder is a show from The Verge about big ideas — and other problems. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to a diverse cast of innovators and policymakers at the frontiers of business and technology to reveal how they’re navigating an ever-changing landscape, what keeps them up at night, and what it all means for our shared future.

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Decoder with Nilay Patel

Episodes (910)

Thursday Money no longer matters to AI's top talent
Mon Feb 16th Let's talk about Ring, lost dogs, and the surveillance state
Thu Feb 12th The surprising case for AI judges

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Feb 19, 2026
41¼ minutes
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Today we're talking about the war for AI talent. Right now, the hottest job market on the planet is for AI researchers. And the vast majority of these people are concentrated into a small number of hugely valuable, extremely fast-growing companies in the San Francisco Bay Area, most of which are now paying some of the highest salaries in the history of tech to poach from one another. We’ve been dying to really dig in and try to unpack what's going on with all these talent moves in AI. So we brought on Verge senior AI re...

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Money no longer matters to AI's top talent

The Verge

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