{
  "id": 9766717,
  "title": "China overtakes US as top workplace for elite AI researchers, study finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/china-overtakes-us-as-top-workplace-for-elite-ai-researchers-study",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-25T12:30:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3368809/china-overtakes-us-top-workplace-elite-ai-researchers-study-finds"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "China has emerged as the premier workplace for top AI researchers, surpassing the United States, according to a recent study by the Carnegie China think tank. In 2023, China employed 41 percent of the world's leading AI researchers, edging out the US at 34 percent, marking a reversal from 2022 when the US held a commanding 46 percent share. Analysts attribute this shift to China's robust domestic AI industry, bolstered by high-profile companies like DeepSeek and Moonshot AI, and the growing competitiveness of compensation packages. Moreover, a significant portion of elite AI researchers - 57 percent - now hold undergraduate degrees from China, up 11 percentage points from 2022, while an increasing number of them choose to remain in the country, with 69 percent working domestically last year.",
  "summary": "For China’s elite artificial intelligence researchers, Silicon Valley no longer holds the unrivalled appeal it once did. A growing number are opting to stay home to build their careers, helping China overtake the United States as the leading workplace for top-tier AI talent, according to a study released this week by the think tank Carnegie China. China employed 41 per cent of the world’s leading…",
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      {
        "outlet": "SCMP Tech",
        "title": "China overtakes US as top workplace for elite AI researchers, study finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/china-overtakes-us-as-top-workplace-for-elite-ai-researchers-study-9767796",
        "published": "2026-09-25T12:30:17.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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