Marco Polo Data Says China's Top AI Researcher Retention Plummeted While Output Grew, Sparking Debate
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-23
A post citing Marco Polo's AI talent tracking (2022–2025 snapshots, based on NeurIPS/ICML 2024 and ICLR 2025 papers) notes that China's overall top-researcher output has grown while retention has plummeted — the US now holds a 5.5x advantage over China, equal to China's advantage over India.
The poster argues there are inconsistencies in how these numbers square with reality, opening debate on the reliability of AI talent-flow statistics.
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