Why One of the Most Brilliant AI Scientists Left the Us for China
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A renowned AI scientist, Song Chun Zhu, left the US for China, sparking discussion about China's efforts to attract top talent and the implications for the US AI industry.
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Especially now that China wants to win the AI race.
Any other reason given here is naive.
It's almost as if Prof. Zhu didn't actually care about anything but himself and his academic career - and China made him a job offer that he knew American academia would never match.