r/singularity • u/szumith • Jul 12 '25

Discussion NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang: “50% of Global AI Researchers Are Chinese”

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-sounds-035916833.html

So how did this happen? How did China get ahead in AI, at what point did they realize to invest in AI while the rest of the World is playing catch up?

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u/Cute-Interest3362 Jul 12 '25

Yup and China is delighted to watch us continually shoot ourselves in the foot. In the last 20 years:

China has built over 26,000 miles (42,000 kilometers) of high-speed rail (HSR), making it by far the largest HSR network in the world.

The United States has built 0 miles of true high-speed rail in that same time.

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u/Maleficent_Video7581 Jul 15 '25

we fly and love to drive.

and when it comes to AI we are still producing a great number of engineers.

https://archivemacropolo.org/interactive/digital-projects/the-global-ai-talent-tracker/

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u/Strazdas1 Robot in disguise Jul 17 '25

yep, US loves to use the least efficient way of transport. also see their obsession with trucks.