The only thing that matters is a) family, b) community, c) country. Your job is very low on the list, but the money it provides makes the 3 above better.

Is this accusation a confession?

99.99999999999999% of all people take a job for the money. Sure, they may choose job A over job B because of some mission or overall objective, but if job B proposed a 50% higher salary, most people would take it.

Sorry not sorry. I work for money.

If during the interview they said that their biggest weakness was that "they are a perfectionist" they are doing it for the money.

Worried? What the heck else people are working for if not money? Is he really that clueless?

Worse. People join AI companies for quick money.