Debate Erupts Over AI's Geographic Gaps

A former OpenAI employee's claim that AI hubs lag San Francisco by months — with New York 4-7 months behind — sparked debate, as Google DeepMind's London members pushed back on jokes that London trails by 12+ years, noting GDM alone has about 2,000 employees there.

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