A paper by US National Bureau of Economic Research found that AI firms are increasingly poaching academic researchers, reportedly offering salaries of up to $20 million (₹184 crore). Top 1% of industry AI researchers earn $1.94 million (₹18 crore) on average, about $1.5 million (₹14 crore) more than their academic counterparts. Indians were also among the top-paid industry AI researchers.