I don't think you can compare few-times-per-generation people like Von Neumann and Feymann with run of the mill smart PhDs.
It seems the really smart people tend to gravitate to jobs/environments where they can use their intellect rather than just looking for money. You are not going to find an Ed Witten or Terrance Tao working for Jane Street, nor would Von Neumann or Feymann be found at such a place if they were alive today.
If we had a national Manhatten project for next-gen AI, recruiting the brightest and best, then a present day Von Neumann might be there, but I'm pretty sure he would not be sitting at his desk vibe coding RL training environments.
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It seems the really smart people tend to gravitate to jobs/environments where they can use their intellect rather than just looking for money. You are not going to find an Ed Witten or Terrance Tao working for Jane Street, nor would Von Neumann or Feymann be found at such a place if they were alive today.
If we had a national Manhatten project for next-gen AI, recruiting the brightest and best, then a present day Von Neumann might be there, but I'm pretty sure he would not be sitting at his desk vibe coding RL training environments.