Jensen Huang, the CEO of the company that makes the chips powering most of the world’s AI infrastructure, just told everyone something they probably didn’t want to hear: China is winning the AI talent war, and it’s not particularly close.
Speaking at a CSIS event, Huang claimed that approximately 50% of the world’s AI researchers are Chinese. Not 50% of researchers in China, mind you. 50% of all AI researchers, globally.
The numbers behind the claim
Huang’s assertion extends beyond just headcount. According to his remarks, China also accounts for roughly 70% of recent AI patent publications. In English: for every ten new AI patents filed around the world, seven of them are coming out of China.
Huang described China’s AI ecosystem as “vibrant, rich, and incredibly innovative.”
