OpenAI Staffer's Claim That Science Isn't Done in the Third World Sparks Backlash
An OpenAI employee claimed science isn't done in the Third World and AI diffusion there matters little to science. Researchers pushed back, noting many top AI researchers at elite institutions come from Third World countries, sparking a debate over AI talent origins.
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