Hachi was right. 78% confidence
Tech Talent War Intensifies
The news shows continued high-profile poaching and cross-industry competition for AI talent, including executives jumping to OpenAI and legal disputes (Apple vs OpenAI) over former employees now working there, plus banks recruiting AI talent outside their industry. There is no evidence of the falsification criteria—poaching slowing or turnover normalizing—being met; if anything, the scope of competition has broadened beyond just AI labs into finance and software sectors.
What would prove this wrong
High-profile cross-company poaching among AI labs slows or stops and turnover rates at firms like OpenAI and xAI return to normal levels.
Supporting articles
- Macdailynews.com Apple sends legal preservation letters to dozens of former employees now at OpenAI 17 July 2026
- CNBC AI talent war: Software industry is a new target as top executives jump ship to OpenAI 25 April 2026
- eFinancialCareers Goldman Sachs and Citi are hiring AI talent from outside banking 16 April 2026