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A threat to American AI talent

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December 17, 2019

A recent CSET report concludes that 80% of international students remain in the U.S. after graduation. Yet recent events threaten the U.S. AI talent advantage, including a potential end to the OPT program. "This would be a really bad development for the U.S. from an AI competitiveness perspective," says lead author Remco Zwetsloot.

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A recent CSET report concludes that 80% of international students remain in the U.S. after graduation. Yet recent events threaten the U.S. AI talent advantage, including a potential end to the OPT program. "This would be a really bad development for the U.S. from an AI competitiveness perspective," says lead author Remco Zwetsloot.

The article covered CSET’s new report "Strengthening the U.S. AI Workforce," which discusses the extent to which the U.S. AI workforce is reliant on immigration.

CSET Nonresident Research Fellow Jeff Ding launched his new podcast, ChinaAI Pod, with an inaugural episode featuring CSET Research Fellow Remco Zwetsloot. “The key thing that draws talent to and keeps talent in the U.S.,” said Zwetsloot, “is the robustness of its AI ecosystem.”