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Umm…even a Nobel laureate just moved out of the US to teach in China. We are not putting out our welcome mats for the smartest people in the world like we used to. Also, “America, fuck yeah” gangsta shit isn’t attractive to most people.
kimi’s founder & ceo got his phd at cmu. why didn’t he stay in america?!
This tweet really misses the point. American visa policy is not the main reason why top Chinese STEM students move back to China. China is now an advanced country with enormous opportunities for elite STEM talent. These guys can write their own tickets in China after getting a Phd from a top U.S. program. Higher quality of life, same culture/language/food as what they grew up with. Another underrated reason. The U.S. does not revere scientific genius while China worships it. In China these guys have very high social status & prestige while in the U.S. they are treated like dorky Asian bros who get mocked at by mainstream society (especially girls). So why they hell would they stay here?
FYI that America’s moronic visa policy is almost certainly a factor in why Kimi/Moonshot is a Chinese startup and not an American one. The fact that we don’t staple a green card to every AI PhD completed in America is stupid. would be more logical to seize their passports and force them to stay