CALIFORNIA technology giant microsoft is moving of its best artificial intelligence researchers from China to Canada, reports London's Financial Times.
The Beijing-based Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) has begun seeking visas to move top AI experts from China's capital to its institute in Vancouver, said people with knowledge of the plans.
These people said the move could affect 20 to 40 staff. A person close to Microsoft said fewer Chinese staff will move to Canada this year, where the US tech giant is creating a new lab staffed by experts from around the world.
Researchers described the move as the so-called 'Vancouver Plan'. Those with knowledge of the decision described it as a response to heightened political tensions between the US and China, as well as a defensive manoeuvre to stop top talent from being poached by domestic tech groups desperate for AI researchers to develop domestic versions of OpenAI's ChatGPT.
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The Beijing-based Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) has begun seeking visas to move top AI experts from China's capital to its institute in Vancouver, said people with knowledge of the plans.
These people said the move could affect 20 to 40 staff. A person close to Microsoft said fewer Chinese staff will move to Canada this year, where the US tech giant is creating a new lab staffed by experts from around the world.
Researchers described the move as the so-called 'Vancouver Plan'. Those with knowledge of the decision described it as a response to heightened political tensions between the US and China, as well as a defensive manoeuvre to stop top talent from being poached by domestic tech groups desperate for AI researchers to develop domestic versions of OpenAI's ChatGPT.
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