Stanford HAI on DeepSeek's Talent Growth

mark_k · x · 2026-07-19

A shared post highlights a Stanford HAI analysis: DeepSeek's research team is rapidly growing in both size and quality, reflecting a maturing and increasingly self-sufficient pipeline for cutting-edge AI talent in China. Key points include DeepSeek's author pool expanding from 223 to 356 individuals in a single year, alongside improving overall academic metrics for the research team. The author emphasizes that the US can no longer be assumed to have an unshakeable lead in cutting-edge AI talent.

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