China Overtakes US as Top Destination for Elite AI Talent, Carnegie Study Finds

rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-24

A Carnegie China study finds more Chinese AI researchers are staying home, making China the top destination for elite AI talent. Among the 2025 NeurIPS cohort (observed in 2026), 40.6% worked in China vs 34.2% in the US—a reversal from 27.1% and 46.4% in 2022.

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