How can universities compete with tech giants for AI talent?

It’s the new must-have accessory for any country that fears trailing in the dust of modernity.
Nations such as China, Finland, France, the UK and India, plus the European Union, have all released artificial intelligence strategies of sorts over the past year, hoping to ready their economies and societies for a wave of upheaval and opportunity afforded by increasingly smart machines.
Researchers and universities are seen as key: announcing France’s strategy in March, president Emmanuel Macron earmarked €400 million (£349 million) for AI research. Continue reading