Carnegie report ranks KAIST No.3 in AI talent; 77% of Korean AI grads stay home
JungWooHa2 · x · 2026-09-25
Carnegie China has released AI Talent v3.0, updating MacroPolo's Global AI Talent Tracker using NeurIPS paper authors to map elite AI talent flows.
- The report finds the US and China extending their lead in producing and attracting top AI talent, while Asia ex-China rises and Europe falters.
- KAIST ranks No.3 globally in AI talent competitiveness, beating several big-tech institutions.
- 77% of Korean undergraduate AI graduates stay in Korea, giving it the world's No.2 retention rate.
- Korea's National AI Strategy Commission says it will expand support further.
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