That's true but at the same time I'm not trying to be in AI because it's such a specialist role which may or may not be a fad which the employment market overfills with new grads with a new degree in "ML", bricking salaries. But I think the internet will be here for awhile.
Their employer has just received a 1 billion dollar cash investment to futz around with computers. I don't think the employment choice is some sort of personal sacrifice here.
The level of skin here is a cushy guaranteed job for years to come until the next AI-winter hits, likely set into motion by such very claims of "AGI" being near or feasible.
"AGI" is good marketing for getting money to research real AI, ostensibly on the path to "AGI", but if one drives it too far, one might up retarding the whole field as the hype winds down (again).