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A magnet for overseas talent, US might lose AI race if restrictive immigration policies remain, says report

South China Morning Post

September 18, 2019

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.

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Strengthening the U.S. AI Workforce

September 2019

A sustained talent shortage could undermine U.S. strength in artificial intelligence; current immigration policies would make it worse. Read our recommendations for bolstering U.S. leadership in AI research and practice.

A prolonged talent shortage could undermine U.S. strength in artificial intelligence, which is increasingly important to national security, and current immigration policies would only make it worse, according to a new CSET report.

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.”