U.S. Loses Appeal for Chinese AI Researchers

The U.S. artificial intelligence sector is so crowded with Chinese researchers that some joke the global AI race is between two groups of Chinese—those in the U.S. and those in China. That joke may soon feel a bit stale.

A growing number of Chinese AI researchers and doctorate students in the U.S. are seriously considering moving back to China, concerned about discrimination and the immigration restrictions Donald Trump’s administration is imposing.