China overtakes US as top workplace for elite AI researchers, study finds

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China has surpassed the US as the leading workplace for elite AI researchers, with 41% of the world's top-tier talent employed in China compared to 34% in the US. This shift reflects China's growing investment and appeal in artificial intelligence development.

For China’s elite artificial intelligence researchers, Silicon Valley no longer holds the unrivalled appeal it once did. A growing number are opting to stay home to build their careers, helping China overtake the United States as the leading workplace for top-tier AI talent, according to a study released this week by the think tank Carnegie China. China employed 41 per cent of the world’s leading AI researchers tracked by the study last year, pulling ahead of the US at 34 per cent, according to...