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‘I have to do it’: Why one of the world’s most brilliant AI scientists left the US for China | China | The Guardian

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In 2020, after spending half his life in the US, Song-Chun Zhu took a one-way ticket to China. Now he might hold the key to who wins the global AI race

The long read China This article is more than 8 months old ‘I have to do it’: Why one of the world’s most brilliant AI scientists left the US for China This article is more than 8 months old In 2020, after spending half his life in the US, Song-Chun Zhu took a one-way ticket to China. Now he might hold the key to who wins the global AI race Chang Che Tue 16 Sep 2025 00.00 EDT Last modified on Tue 31 Mar 2026 06.38 EDT Share View image in fullscreen Song-chun Zhu at Peking University, July 2025. Photograph: Sean Gallagher/The Guardian By the time Song-Chun Zhu was six years old, he had encounte

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