The problem with this explanation is that it's very incomplete. In reality, we should expect to see big differences in pay even if superstars were only a tiny bit better than your average postdoc.
大多数人认为顶级AI研究者获得超高薪酬是因为他们能力远超常人，可能是10倍甚至100倍更优秀。但作者认为，即使超级明星研究者只比普通博士后好一点点，薪酬差距也会非常大，因为'超级明星效应'会将微小的能力差异转化为巨大的薪酬差异。