China's share of top AI researchers rose from 29% to 47%, talent flowing home
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-23
The post cites Marco Polo Talent Tracker data on global AI talent flow (2019 vs 2023): China produces a growing share of the world's top AI researchers—rising from 29% in 2019 to 47% in 2022—so more Chinese talent now works in domestic industry. The author notes how fast things change and points out some inconsistencies in the data.
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