Study finds that China produced almost 50% of the world's top AI researchers, compared to ~18% from the US, thanks to China's heavy investment in AI education (New York Times)

New York Times:

Study finds that China produced almost 50% of the world’s top AI researchers, compared to ~18% from the US, thanks to China’s heavy investment in AI education  —  China has produced a huge number of top A.I. engineers in recent years.  New research shows that, by some measures, it has already eclipsed the United States.