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AI development heavily relies on the flow of talent. In this NEW database, we gathered a large & granular dataset from a top AI conference to assess the global ebb & flow of the top 20% global top AI scientists.
Follow this thread for our key findings: https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-global-ai-talent-tracker/
Follow this thread for our key findings: https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-global-ai-talent-tracker/
1/ The US has a large lead in top-tier AI research, and that lead is built on attracting international talent.
More than 2/3 of the top-tier AI researchers working in the the US having received undergraduate degrees in other countries. https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-global-ai-talent-tracker/
More than 2/3 of the top-tier AI researchers working in the the US having received undergraduate degrees in other countries. https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-global-ai-talent-tracker/
2/ 59% of the top-tier AI researchers work in the US today, while only 11% work in China. https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-global-ai-talent-tracker/
3/ But if you look at where these researchers are from, you’ll find that only 20% are Americans.
The other 80% all hail from different parts of the world: https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-global-ai-talent-tracker/
The other 80% all hail from different parts of the world: https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-global-ai-talent-tracker/
4/ China is the largest foreign source of top-tier researchers. But the majority of those Chinese researchers go on to study, work, and live in the US.
We visualized the career paths of top-tier AI researchers all over the world: https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-global-ai-talent-tracker/
We visualized the career paths of top-tier AI researchers all over the world: https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-global-ai-talent-tracker/
5/ Currently, *over half* (53%) of all the top-tier AI researchers are immigrants & foreign nationals currently working in a different country from where they received their undergraduate degree.
Of that 53%, over half come from India and China. https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-global-ai-talent-tracker/
Of that 53%, over half come from India and China. https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-global-ai-talent-tracker/
6/ When Chinese students do an AI PhD in the US, the majority of them work in the US after graduating: https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-global-ai-talent-tracker/
7/ When non-Chinese international students do an AI PhD in the US, 85% chose to stay in the US. https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-global-ai-talent-tracker/
8/ What about the most elite (top 0.5%) AI researchers?
We found that 35% of them attended undergraduate in the US, but now, 65% of them work in the US. https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-global-ai-talent-tracker/
We found that 35% of them attended undergraduate in the US, but now, 65% of them work in the US. https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-global-ai-talent-tracker/
9/ Here are the top 25 institutions for top-tier AI research, with the US taking the top 5 spots: https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-global-ai-talent-tracker/
10/ All charts above are live and available under our "Global AI Talent Tracker," made possible by @mattsheehan88 & @ishanbanerjee.
You can access the data and read the methodology here: https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-global-ai-talent-tracker/
You can access the data and read the methodology here: https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-global-ai-talent-tracker/
11/ For a detailed breakdown & analysis of the data, and its implications for policymakers, read @mattsheehan88 & @ishanbanerjee's take here: https://macropolo.org/americas-got-ai-talent-us-big-lead-in-ai-research-is-built-on-importing-researchers/
