Well, I&#x27;m glad to hear CMU is hiring 17 new faculty and that the fields of robotics, computer vision, and machine learning are all booming so rapidly (though let&#x27;s hope it&#x27;s not a bubble)!<p>But as to the concept of &quot;poaching&quot;, well, to quote the economist Homer Simpson, &quot;<i>Money</i> can be exchanged for goods and services.&quot;